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‘Senseless Violence’: Three Charged in Shooting at North Carolina Tree Lighting, Police Say
Three suspects face multiple charges after a shooting injures four during Concord's annual tree lighting; two victims remain in critical condition, police said.
- On Friday, a shooting at Concord's tree lighting ceremony injured four people and led to charges against three people.
- Amid holiday programming including Santa and fireworks, investigators said the shooting was not random and that the suspects knew each other at the city's 28th annual tree lighting ceremony.
- The Concord Police Department identified 18-year-old Nasir Ahmad Bostic of Concord as one shooter, and he remains in critical condition at the hospital, officials say he will be served upon release.
- Juvenile justice petitions and adult warrants were issued for assault with a deadly weapon, discharging into an occupied property, and inciting a riot through the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice for the second suspected shooter.
- Two 17-year-old victims were taken to the hospital, one has been released while another remains in critical condition, and city officials have not said if Concord's 97th Christmas Parade scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday will be rescheduled or canceled.
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JUST IN: Concord, North Carolina Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Interrupted by Gunfire - Three Teen Suspects Charged, 4 Wounded
Teens charged in connection with Concord tree lighting ceremony shooting Police are investigating a Friday night shooting at an annual tree lighting ceremony in Concord, North Carolina, where four people were injured. The shooting began at approximately 7:30 PM ET, according to authorities. Concord Police Major Patrick Tierney spoke to reporters and provided initial details following the incident at the city’s ceremony, which he described as “o…
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