16-year-old girl dies after shooting on Fox Ridge Road

8 articles · Updated · Hoodline · May 1

Hope Mills police said officers responded around 12:15-12:20 a.m. Saturday, found the teenager with gunshot wounds and opened a homicide investigation after she died in hospital.
Authorities have not released her name, identified a suspect or motive, or made any arrests, and are asking witnesses or anyone with information to contact Detective Labretta McBryde.
The killing comes amid heightened public-safety concerns in and around Hope Mills, and police said the investigation remains active while urging residents not to spread unverified information.

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