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Case # :539

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/15/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Shelby

County : Cherokee

State : North Carolina

Agency : Shelby PD, Cherokee County SO, Cleveland County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police dispatch received a call around 12:55 a.m. that a white pickup truck was following a car and shooting at it. Police escalated a chase that reached North Carolina and the call was transferred to the Cleveland County dispatch center. Deputies from Cleveland County found the truck and tried to stop the persons. Police said the driver of the truck fled by running a red lightand eventually turned off their lights. Deputies found the vehicle crashed into a home. Shelby PD said6 six males were in the vehicle, 5 between the ages of 15-20 and one whose age was unknown. Police said 3 of the men died, 3 were taken to the hospital, and 1 was released.

Source links :

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/truck-crashes-house-high-speed-chase-multiple-dead-fleeing-gun-violence-cincinnati-shelby-south-north-carolina

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/multiple-people-dead-blacksburg-south-carolina-chase-crash-shelby-deputies/275-1145de5b-560d-4ca6-8806-0ae2e5ccec11

https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/three-teens-killed-after-chase-ends-fatal-crash-deputies-say/YVROSRRVPBDARCTFNCEFJRW7IU/

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/cleveland-county/developing-car-appears-to-have-smashed-into-home-in-shelby-overnight/