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Hickory police investigate fatal shooting that injured two men
A 23-year-old Hickory man died and a 19-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening on 14th Street SW. Police said the younger man’s injuries were not life-threatening and the investigation is ongoing.
A 23-year-old man was killed and a 19-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in Hickory, police said.
Officers responded at about 6:51 p.m. Oct. 14 to reports of gunfire in the 600 block of 14th Street SW. Dionte Jashea Murph, 23, of Hickory, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead from an apparent gunshot wound, according to police.
Phalen Devon Izard Jr., 19, also of Hickory, arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound. His injuries were not considered life-threatening, police said.
Hickory police are investigating. Authorities have not released additional details.