Man arrested in connection with Dallas shooting, police say – WSOC TV

Lina PortmanMay 29, 2024

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GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Gaston County Saturday afternoon.

Around 3 p.m., Dallas police were dispatched to Eden Glen Drive after receiving reports of a shooting. At the scene, police found two suspects, who were then taken into custody.

The investigation later revealed that the two suspects were inside a vehicle when they exchanged gunfire with another vehicle. The occupants of the other vehicle fled before abandoning the car, according to police.

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Police said one of the suspects was found on Dallas High Shoals Highway by the Gaston County Police Department and taken into custody.

On Wednesday, police announced that Alvin Whitworth Jr. was also arrested in connection with the shooting. He was charged with attempted murder, discharging a firearm into occupied property and criminal damage to real property, according to police.

He is being held in the Gaston County Jail on $250,000 bail.

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