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May 6, 2019

UNC Charlotte shooting hero, an ROTC cadet, receives burial with full military honors

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte student who died confronting the gunman in last week’s school shooting was laid to rest Sunday with full military honors.

May 5, 2019

Police officer slain in North Carolina during traffic stop; suspect also dead

A police officer who was shot Saturday night during a traffic stop in Mooresville, N.C., has died, according to reports.

May 4, 2019

UNC Charlotte hero to be buried with military honors

The 21-year-old University of North Carolina Charlotte student who died trying to stop a gunman on campus this week will be buried with full military honors, a funeral home in his hometown told local media outlets.

May 3, 2019

Petition calls for UNC Charlotte shooting hero to receive burial with full military honors

A new petition calls for the White House to honor one of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shooting victims with a burial with full military honors to salute his heroic actions during the deadly rampage.

May 2, 2019

Florida man arrested 47 years after North Carolina mom was found murdered beside her shivering baby

North Carolina’s oldest cold case has been solved after new DNA technology helped lead to the arrest of a homeless Florida man for the 1972 killing of a woman found bound and shot beside her 4-month-old baby, authorities said Tuesday.

May 2, 2019

Family of UNC Charlotte shooting victim Riley Howell 'beyond proud' of heroic actions attacking gunman

The mother of the North Carolina college student who was shot dead while confronting a gunman in his classroom said Thursday she was "beyond proud" of her son's actions during the rampage on the campus that left another student dead and 4 others injured.

May 2, 2019

Man fatally shot across the street from UNC Charlotte day after campus shooting

A man reportedly died Wednesday evening after a shooting at an apartment complex across the street from the University of North Carolina - Charlotte, just one day after two students were killed in a shooting on the campus.

May 1, 2019

UNCC shooting victim Riley Howell 'saved lives' by tackling gunman, police say

A gunman killed two people when he opened fire on Tuesday at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. One of those he allegedly murdered has been described by police as a "hero" because of what unfolded in his final moments.

May 1, 2019

UNC Charlotte shooting victims identified, as suspect seen smirking while in custody

The two people killed and four that were injured when a college student with a pistol opened fire at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte on Tuesday were all students, according to the university's chancellor.

April 30, 2019

UNC Charlotte: Suspect facing multiple charges in deadly campus shooting, family says he is student

At least two people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, officials said.