Mother of teen killed at Avalon Pier frustrated with law enforcement

Avalon Pier victim's mother talks about rocky meeting with prosecutor

MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — The mother of Zane Hughes, 19, who was shot and killed July 31 in the Avalon Fishing Pier parking lot, said she is frustrated by what she calls a lack of answers from the district attorney. Police: 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 in custody in shooting at Avalon Fishing Pier Police charged Henry Hargis, 16, with first-degree murder in connection to Hughes' death. When Hargis was stopped in Southern Shores, a gun was found in his…

Mother of teen killed at Avalon Pier frustrated with law enforcement

Just outside the Dare County Justice Center in Manteo is where Nicole Hassell, the mother of 19-year-old Zane Hughes, who was shot and killed at Avalon Pier two weeks ago, continued to express her frustration on Friday.Hassell is frustrated by current and past investigative processes and still stands by her feelings that the incident should never have happened."I have the facts, and the biggest one is that my son Zane Hughes' murder could have b…