Police make arrest in Saturday shooting incident
On Saturday, November 26 th, 2022, at approximately 9:45pm, members of the Kinston Police Department were dispatched to a report of a subject that had been shot near 800 Herbert Dr. Kinston, N.C. Upon arrival, officers were met with a female victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. Officers were quickly able to identify the perpetrator as Christopher Gordon, 40, of Princeton, N.C. Gordon was located in the area and taken into custody and charged with Attempted First Degree Murder, First Degree Burglary, Stalking, and Assault on a Female. Gordon was placed in the Lenoir County Jail under no bond.
The Kinston Police Department is actively working this case. If anyone has information about this incident, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. This investigation is in the preliminary stages and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Kinston Police Department.
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