Person dies in hospital after shooting just after midnight in Gaston County The incident happened in the area of W. H. Kiser Road near Long Shoals Road on Wednesday around 12:45 a.m. (Source: Pexels) By WBTV Web Staff | April 14, 2021 at 6:38 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 6:38 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person died in the hospital after a shooting just after midnight in Gaston County.
The incident happened in the area of W. H. Kiser Road near Long Shoals Road on Wednesday around 12:45 a.m.
The Gaston County Police Department arrived on scene and located the victim, Michael Lee Moore.
A Bessemer City man was shot and killed early Wednesday morning near High Shoals.
Gaston County Police responded to the shooting at about 12:45 a.m. at W.H. Kiser Road near Long Shoals Road.
The area is about two miles south of the Lincoln County line.
Michael Lee Moore, of Bessemer City, was found suffering from a gunshot wound when officers arrived at the scene.
Life-saving measures were attempted by police officers until Gaston Emergency Medical Services arrived.
Moore, 37, was transported to CaroMont Regional Medical Center where he later died from his wounds.
The Gaston County Police Department encourages anyone with information about this shooting to contact Detective R.L. Smith at 704-866-3320 or Crimestoppers at 704-861-8000.
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71-year-old man accused of killing 72-year-old wife in Gastonia
Gastonia man accused of killing his wife By WBTV Web Staff | March 4, 2021 at 3:10 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 6:12 PM
GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - Police arrested a 71-year-old man who is accused of killing his 72-year-old wife in Gastonia Thursday morning.
Gaston County Police responded to Willow Pond Road in Gastonia for a shooting at 6:54 a.m.
Upon arrival, officers found 72-year-old Judy Allred Helms suffering from a gunshot wound.
She was taken to Caromont Regional Medical Center by Gaston Emergency Medical Services, where she was pronounced dead.
Helms’s husband, 71-year-old Rickey Allen Holdsclaw was taken into custody at the scene. He has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.
The first time 10-year-old Josiah Vroege saw a Cherryville police officer, he simply turned and ran in the opposite direction.
Watching her middle child sprint back inside the house after simply catching sight of law enforcement was a tough moment for Josiah s mother, Stephanie Vroege.
A Cherryville native, Stephanie had returned last summer with her young family to town after five years of mission work in Uganda.
The stateside trip was a chance for the Vroege family, including her husband Gertjan Vroege, eldest son Nathaniah Vroege, 12, and daughter Sarah Vroege, 8, to rest and recharge before heading back to Africa this spring.