UPDATE: Sixth suspect arrested in connection to Catawba Co. mass shooting
Charles Rodell Kincaid III is charged with attempted first degree murder in connection to a mass shooting in Catawba Co.
UPDATE (6/12/25):
CATAWBA CO., NC – A sixth suspect as been arrested in connection to a mass shooting at a house party in Catawba County.
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office says Charles Rodell Kincaid III is charged with attempted first degree murder.
Investigators say the arrest is connected to the alleged crimes Garon Killian, Toland Huff , Zachary Bates, Ke’andre Mack and Izaiah Mitchell have been charged with.
UPDATE (6/11/25):
CATAWBA CO., NC – The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office is trying to connect people who were at a house party where a mass shooting happened and their cell phones.
Investigators say they found a number of phones that were either dropped or left behind when gunfire rang out at the party on Walnut Acres Drive on June 1, 2025.
If you were at the party and lost your phone, call the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office at 828-464- 3112.
UPDATE (6/6/25):
CATAWBA CO., NC – Prosecutors believe that gang activity played a role in the mass shooting that occurred at a Catawba County house party.
The incident left one person dead and 11 others hurt.
Five suspects appeared before a judge on Friday in connection with the shooting.
Authorities say that at least 80 rounds were fired during the incident.
UPDATE (6/5/25):
CATAWBA CO., NC – A judge has revoked the bond for the first person arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a house party in Catawba County.
Garon Killian faced a judge Thursday for the second day in the row.
He is charged with attempted first degree murder.
Killian is also charged in connection to a shooting in Hickory back in April.
UPDATE (6/4/25):
CATAWBA CO., NC – Five people have been charged in connection to a deadly mass shooting at a house party in Catawba County.
Investigators named the suspects on Wednesday after the first suspect, Garon Killian, faced a judge.
Killian is charged with attempted first degree murder and could face additional charges. In court Wednesday the judge set his bond at $200,000.
If he bonds out, Killian will have to wear an electronic monitor, surrender his passport if he has one, and will be on a curfew.
The Catawba County Sheriff’s Office says Toland Huff, Jr. and Ke’andre O’neal Mack are wanted for attempted first degree murder in connection to the shooting at a house on Walnut Acres Drive early Sunday morning.
Raekwon Craig and Patrick Tolbert are both wanted on charges connected to underage drinking at the party. They were both taken into custody Wednesday. Craig is being held without bond until his first court appearance Thursday. A judge gave Tolbert a $10,000 secured bond and he is scheduled for his first appearance in Catawba County District Court on 07/14/25.
Huff and Mack are still wanted at this time. If you know where they might be, call Catawba County Sheriff’s Office at 828-464-3112.
ORIGINAL STORY (POSTED 6/3/25):
CATAWBA CO., NC – One man is in custody in connection to the mass shooting that happened in southwest Catawba County early Sunday morning.
Police say 20-year-old Garon Killian is now facing attempted First Degree Murder in a shooting that happened at a house party on Walnut Acres Drive in Catawba County.
Killian was arrested Tuesday evening. He is also accused of shooting into a crowd of people back in April where he also faced attempted murder charges. The FBI is piecing together what they think happened at the house party.
“At this point in our investigation we believe the gunfire came from up on the hill behind the house next door and was directed at the pool and party goers then we believe someone at the party returned fire as they fled,” Shelley Lynch from FBI Public Affairs said.
58-year-old Shawn Hood was killed and 11 other people were injured. Police found 80 shell casings over a two acre scene and they say the tips are pouring in.
“We’ve gotten a lot of our leads from surveillance videos, from camera footage that we’ve gathered from other homes and other areas, and also from social media,” Lynch said.
Police are asking for pictures or videos from the areas of Highway 127, Huffman Farm Road, Pittstown Road, and now Bethel Church Road.
Law enforcement officials executed several search warrants at multiple locations including along Buck Road in Lincoln County.
Neighbors watched as police showed up Tuesday and spent hours taking pictures inside the home.
Alcohol Law Enforcement is also investigating possible underage drinking at the party. The FBI says that shouldn’t stop people from speaking up.
“Lives have been changed forever, one person lost his life that’s going to impact his family and many others for years,” Lynch said. “So if anyone knows anything about this it’s really important to come forward and let us know.”
