GASTONIA, N.C. — Law enforcement officials have taken two juveniles into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of 68-year-old Pamela Shanks in Gastonia, police said.
Shanks was fatally shot Oct. 19 while resting on her rear porch at the Dwell Townhomes complex, situated on Hillgate Avenue west of Robinwood Road. Family and friends maintain that Shanks was not the intended target of the gunfire.
One of the minors was detained last Friday at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., as he attempted to depart for Africa.
The second minor was captured Tuesday in Upstate South Carolina while evading authorities. Police are withholding further details regarding the suspects due to their status as juveniles, police said.
The arrests were the result of an inquiry conducted by Gastonia police investigators and analysts from the Real-Time Crime Center. The operation was supported by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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