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Hickory police arrest 18-year-old in fatal shooting; second suspect remains wanted
Deandre Moore has been charged in a Hickory shooting that killed 23-year-old Dionte Jashea Murph and wounded a 19-year-old. Police say a second suspect, Jamarion Kevonte Lackey, is still being sought.
An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Hickory that left one man dead and another injured, police said Monday, Oct. 19.
Deandre Moore was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. He is being held without bond at the Catawba County Detention Facility, according to the Hickory Police Department.
The shooting happened the previous Wednesday. Dionte Jashea Murph, 23, was taken to a local hospital with an apparent gunshot wound and later died. Phalen Devon Izard Jr., 19, also went to a hospital with a gunshot wound that police said was not life-threatening.
Police are still looking for Jamarion Kevonte Lackey, who is wanted on murder and attempted-murder charges in the case. The department describes him as armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information about the shooting or Lackey’s whereabouts is asked to contact Hickory police at 828-328-5551.