Trio shootout on Gastonia connector road leaves two dead
Police say three young men met Friday night on a southeast Gastonia connector road and gunfire killed Michael Rice Jr and Jerry Richardson, while Michael Walters survived and faces two counts of first degree murder. The Honda they rode in was not owned by either victim. Police described multiple shots and noted the exchange occurred at 7 17 p m near residential South New Hope and Lowell Bethesda roads.
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Gastonia
Michael Anthony Rice Jr
Jerry Lenneil Richardson
Kings Mountain
Steve Duncan
Michael Tyler Walters
Walters
South New Hope
Lowell Bethesda
Gang contracts flagged students in Gaston County schools
The Avila brothers were among 252 students labeled gang members by Gaston County Schools from 2008 to 2012 using gang contracts. School officials flagged Mario Avila for flashing a sign and Enrique Avila for wearing a rosary, raising concerns about inclusion in the statewide GangNET database and potential future impacts. Christine Bischoff of the NC Justice Center comments on the broader use of contracts by districts.
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Ario
Enrique Avila
Gaston County
N.C
Raul Pinto
Seee
Pinto
Tammy Martin
Governor’s Crime Commission
Mario
Mario Avila
Bessemer City High
Bessemer City Middle
Avilas
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Gaston Gangs
Amanda Memrick
Amemrick
Christine Bischoff
N.C. Justice Center
GANG
Halifax
Randy Erwin
Lauren Frame
Nisso
Dodi
Britta Hooper
Barbara Ann Russell
Lincolnton
William McGinnis
Archie Harris
Dallas
Naomila Haynes
Kenneth Newcombe
Sandra Falls
Katherine Barkley
Belmont
Bonnie Felice
Mount Holly
Eunice Parker
JT Beadieman
Clifton W. Baker
Lowell
Agnes Jones
Asheville
James Burgess
Mooresboro
Inez Means
Belmont Terrell Reese
New York
Gerald Dover
Shelby
Mario Avila Jr
Mario Avila Sr
PlOn Hema
Planet Fitness
McAdenville
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