SHELBY, N.C. — A woman is dead after a fight ended in a shooting in Shelby on Monday night. A pair of teens are now facing charges tied to it.
The Shelby Police Department said the shooting happened on Live Oak Street in Shelby just before 8 p.m. Monday. After responding to calls about gunshots, police found a woman with a single gunshot wound lying in the front yard of a home.
Police said the victim, later identified as 62-year-old Sarah Chambers, was not involved in the fight that led to the shooting. She was taken to a hospital where she later died.
On Friday, Police said two 15-year-olds were charged with murder in the incident. Both are now in custody.
Anyone with further information about this shooting should contact the Shelby Police Department at 704-484-6845 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers of Cleveland County at (704) 481-TIPS
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