Suspect charged with shooting Kings Mountain cop
A man accused of shooting a Kings Mountain Police officer was released from the hospital over the weekend, but his freedom was short-lived.
Antonio Cortez Anthony was immediately booked into jail and charged with first-degree attempted murder, assault on a police officer with a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon.
He is being held in Gaston County Jail without bond.
The 30-year-old Hickory man is accused of shooting Cpl. Lee Whittington, a 13-year veteran of the Kings Mountain Police Department.
He reportedly came in contact with Anthony in the neighborhood near the country club, and gunfire was exchanged.
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. A North Carolina police officer was recovering Saturday night after being shot while on duty, becoming the fourth officer shot in the Charlotte area in a little more than a week, according to reports.
Cpl. Frank Lee Whittington Jr., a 14-year veteran of the Kings Mountain Police Department, underwent surgery and was expected to recover, Kings Mountain police Chief Lisa Proctor said, according to WCNC-TV.
Chief Lisa Proctor (WRAL)
Whittington was shot while responding to a report of a suspicious person on the back porch of a house. Proctor said she didn’t have details about the shooting.
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