KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The Kannapolis Police Department is investigating after a man was found shot to death on Wednesday afternoon on Sears Street.
Officers responded around 2:45 p.m. and found 34-year-old Laron Massenburg deceased from a gunshot wound.
Investigators say Jalen Blanton, 25, was at the home when officers arrived. He has been arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter. He’s being held in the Cabarrus County jail.
Police say this was an isolated incident.
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