North Carolina law enforcement outraged over bond for suspect in house party shooting
- A 20-year-old man, Garon Nathaniel Killian from Lenoir, was charged Tuesday for a mass shooting at a Catawba County house party that occurred early Sunday shortly after midnight.
- The gunfire, originating from an elevated yard near the gathering, involved over 80 shots fired across multiple properties and resulted in one fatality along with 11 people sustaining injuries.
- Killian, already facing charges related to an April 6 altercation with seven assault counts, was out on a $50,000 bond when the party shooting happened about 48 days later.
- Authorities set Killian’s new bond at $200,000 despite strong objections from local law enforcement, with Sheriff Don Brown expressing that Killian should not have been released back into the community.
- Officials are still seeking three more suspects and the case highlights concerns about repeat offenders being released before resolving pending violent crime charges.
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North Carolina law enforcement outraged over bond for suspect in house party shooting
North Carolina local law enforcement are frustrated that a man charged in connection with last weekend’s shooting around a house party that left one person dead and 11 others injured had been out of jail for unrelated charges.
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