Officials identify man shot near police department in Hickory

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HICKORY, N.C. — Police have identified the 19-year-old man who was shot Thursday evening in the Ridgeville community in Hickory, about a block from the police department, officials said.

Police said they responded to the shooting just after 7 p.m. on Third Street Southwest and found Tykevious Thomas with gunshot wounds in the middle of the street.

Officers said they also found several shell casings in the roadway.