LOWELL, N.C. — One man is in custody after a shooting in Lowell left one person dead on Sunday.
According to the Lowell Police Department, officers were called to a reported shooting at a home on South Church Street near West 3rd Street on Sunday around 4:30 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found the 21-year-old Michael Antoine Drayton Jr. dead from an apparent gunshot wound. After speaking with three other men at the home, officers determined that one of them was responsible for the shooting. The suspect, identified as Samuel Colt Usery, 29, also lived at the home. Usery was charged with second-degree murder.
This shooting is under investigation by the Lowell Police Department, Gaston County Sheriff's Office, and Gaston County District Attorney's Office.
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Lowell Sergeant R. Hoffman at 704-824-8540, Gaston County Police Detective H. Lloyd at 704-866-3320 or Crimestoppers at 704-861-8000.
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