May 13 2024
''According to police, Watts and Sharpe had traveled in a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu to the Save More Convenience Store with two females after attending a cookout at a family members home. Once they arrived, the driver and other passenger exited the vehicle and walked toward the convenience store.
A Black male reportedly walked from the rear of the store toward the Malibu that was parked next to the gas pumps. Officers say he was wearing a gray coat with the hood pulled up and black pants. The male opened the front passenger door and fired multiple rounds from a handgun towards the rear passenger area, hitting both Watts and Sharpe. The shooter fled south toward the rear of the store. ''
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Catawba County EMS responded and pronounced Sharpe dead at the scene, and Watts was transported to Frye Regional Medical Center where he died due to his injuries.
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''According to police, Watts and Sharpe had traveled in a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu to the Save More Convenience Store with two females after attending a cookout at a family members home. Once they arrived, the driver and other passenger exited the vehicle and walked toward the convenience store.
A Black male reportedly walked from the rear of the store toward the Malibu that was parked next to the gas pumps. Officers say he was wearing a gray coat with the hood pulled up and black pants. The male opened the front passenger door and fired multiple rounds from a handgun towards the rear passenger area, hitting both Watts and Sharpe. The shooter fled south toward the rear of the store. ''