HICKORY, N.C. — Hickory Police are investigating a fatal shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead and a 19-year-old man injured Wednesday evening in the 600 block of 14th Street SW.
Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the area at approximately 6:51 p.m. Wednesday.
Dionte Jashea Murph, 23, of Hickory, was taken to a local hospital, where medical personnel pronounced him dead from an apparent gunshot wound, police said.
A second victim, 19-year-old Phalen Devon Izard Jr. of Hickory, arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. Police said his injuries were non-life-threatening.
The investigation is ongoing.
No additional details have been made available.
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