Trial into 2021 Gold Hill shooting begins to reveal investigation

Trial into 2021 Gold Hill shooting begins to reveal investigation

SALISBURY — It took almost four days to seat a jury, but the trial into the 2021 killing of Judy Eller Hoffner has begun to reveal information about her death and the initial investigation. The trial process began on Monday with jury selection, which was finished by the end of Thursday after presiding judge William “Bill” Stetzer from Gaston County was forced to call a second pool of potential jurors. Witness testimony began on Thursday and cont…