Update
According to a news release, David McDowell has been taken into custody for the first-degree murder of Zanayah White.
Original Story (5/19)
GASTONIA, N.C. – Gastonia Police are investigating a fatal shooting after they say a woman was shot and killed by her boyfriend on Saturday.
It happened at a residence on Dix Street and stems from a domestic incident. Police said the boyfriend, identified as 24-year-old David McDowell III, fatally shot his girlfriend, who has been identified as 19-year-old Zanayah White.
There was another shooting on Adams Avenue that police said are investigating if these two are connected in any way. A man was shot in the face and is currently at the CaroMont Regional Medical Center getting treatment, officials said.
This is the second fatal shooting in Gastonia on Saturday. The other involved a police officer on South King Street.
