One dead, two injured in Dessie Road shooting

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One person was killed and two others injured Tuesday in a shooting on Dessie Road near Chadbourn.

The sheriff’s office said in a press release that deputies responded to a call in the 500 block of Dessie Road at 11:30 p.m. They found the dead victim and two other gunshot victims on scene.

The survivors were transported to an an area hospital for treatment.

The incident was the latest in the same area of Dessie Road, which has seen more than its share of shootings and drug activity in recent years. Until Tuesday the most recent involved a female shot in a residence on Dessie Road in September.
Chadbourn saw its first-ever triple homicide July 3 after a party on Broadway Road. That case is still under investigation.

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