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76-year-old woman killed in Kings Mountain hit-and-run

A Kings Mountain man is facing multiple charges after police said he hit two people near a gas station Sunday night. One of the victims, a 76-year-old woman, died.

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — One person was killed and another was hurt in a hit-and-run in Kings Mountain Sunday night, police said. 

The Kings Mountain Police Department was called to a hit-and-run involving two pedestrians at an Exxon gas station near the corner of North Cansler Street and West King Street a few minutes after 8 p.m. When officers arrived, they found two people lying in the road. 

Both victims were rushed to Atrium Health Kings Mountain. One of the victims, 76-year-old Minnie Lee Clinton, died at the hospital. The other victim, a 45-year-old man, was released from the hospital. 

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Witnesses at the scene gave vehicle information to the officers and detectives identified 67-year-old Fredrick Wilson of Kings Mountain as a suspect in the case. Wilson was charged with going armed to terror the public, hit and run and death by motor vehicle. Wilson was found at a Kings Mountain home and arrested, police said. 

The investigation remains active. Any person with information is asked to call Kings Mountain police at 704-734-0444. 

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