One Dead After South Charlotte Triple Shooting
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Β CHARLOTTE, NC — One person is dead following a triple shooting in South Charlotte. Β As police search for the gunman, WCCB Charlotte has learned that the victim recently got out of jail after serving time for murder.
Police found Ronald Hoover dead outside a restaurant on Fairwood Avenue around 4:00 Thursday morning. Β The other two shooting victims showed up at Charlotte hospitals. Β There’s no word what led to the shootings. Β Neighbors heard gunshots, but some thought they were hearing New Year’s celebrations.
“Just heard a lot of firecrackers and shooting going on, but other than that… I just woke up. Β I knew something had happened, because I saw the roped-off, taped-off… Anytime you see that, you know somebody done been murdered,” said Southside Homes resident Timothy Bell.
“I heard shotguns and stuff,” added Southside resident Thomasina O’Leary. Β “You know it’s New Year’s. Β I guess everybody was celebrating last night, and talking about a bullet hit him or whatever.”
Prison records show Hoover was convicted of murder in Mecklenburg County in 1995, and got out on parole in March.
