Victim identified in Rowan Co. shooting leaving one dead

Man shot and killed in Rowan County
Published: Dec. 4, 2016 at 12:35 PM EST|Updated: Dec. 4, 2016 at 3:18 PM EST
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ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - A man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in the street in Rowan County early Sunday morning.

Deputies arrived at the 500 block of Carter Street in the Enochville Community after a neighbor called and said his neighbor had been shot.

The victim has been identified as Christopher Todd Rumple, 48, of Kannapolis.

A witness told police about a car they saw possibly leaving the scene. Officers stopped the car on I-85 a short time later and arrested the two suspects in the shooting.

Jahari Shaheed Rustin, 20, and Jai Wontreal Winchester, 21, were both charged with murder and jailed without bond.

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