Police: 14-year-old in custody following Kannapolis homicide
Police say the car crashed into a home off Elwood Street.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) - A 14-year-old is now in custody after a shooting Thursday evening in Kannapolis killed another teen and injured two others, according to police.
Officers with the Kannapolis Police Department responded to a shooting call around 11 p.m. on Elwood Street. There, they found 17-year-old Charlotte resident Ty’el Hankins dead in his car. Officers said he had been shot inside the vehicle and crashed into a home.
[Read also: 18-year-old shot and killed in Kannapolis, police say]
Two juveniles were also involved and taken to a hospital, but are expected to be OK.
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