Incident

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    10-21-2023 North Carolina Stanley 1-1

    Location

    October 21, 2023

    220 Brentwood Ln
    Stanley, North Carolina

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Cyrus Blakney
    • Age: 11
    • Age Group: Child 0-11
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Relationship: Family
    • Name: Russell William Blakney
    • Age: 48
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
    • Suicide^
    • Murder/Suicide
    • Child Involved Incident
    • Child killed (not child shooter)
    • Domestic Violence
    • Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

    Notes

    Gaston Co, DV order, suspect barricaded self in home with 2 kids; LE forced entry when house started burning. Father, son dead, daughter inj. Daughter injured by smoke, not gunshot

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 14
    State Senate District: 43
    State House District: 108