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Statesville man shot, found dead in home

The Statesville Police Department is actively investigating the fatal shooting.

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Statesville police found a man dead from a shooting in a home early on Sunday morning. 

The Statesville Police Department identified the man as 52-year-old Richard Pledger.

Officers found him just before 12:30 a.m. after a caller reported someone was shot in the home on Stewart Court. 

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The Statesville Police Department is asking anyone with additional information about the shooting to call 704-878-3406.

The department's violent crimes unit and criminal investigations division are working to find out more about what happened.

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