Suspect in Concord Christmas tree lighting shooting denied bond

CONCORD, N.C. — The 18-year-old charged in a shooting at Concord’s Christmas tree lighting was denied bond in court Wednesday.

Nasir Bostic appeared virtually in court. Several officers and members of his family were also inside the courtroom.

Doctors released Bostic from the hospital Tuesday, more than two weeks after the shooting injured four people and shook the community.

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Bostic is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and inciting a riot. He faces more than two decades in prison if he’s convicted.

Police say his cousin, 17-year-old Kevyonn Bostic, along with a third minor, are also charged in connection with the shooting.

That third minor, a 15-year-old, was released from the hospital on Thursday. That teen has been charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon with the intention to kill or inflict serious injury, two counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied property in operation, inflicting serious bodily injury, and one count of inciting a riot.

Investigators say two other teens were caught in the crossfire and also suffered gunshot wounds.

Bostic’s next court date is Dec. 23.

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