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Garner police investigate homicide after 19-year-old found dead in car

A homicide investigation is underway after Garner police say a 19-year-old man was found dead Sunday night from an apparent gunshot wound.

Police say the man was discovered in a car close to Vandora Springs Road and 7th Avenue.

“A female was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries,” the police department said on Twitter.

Officers say the incident happened at about 7:50 p.m. and wasn’t random, according to Twitter posts.

Police ask people with information to call 919-772-8810, the department said.

This story was originally published March 25, 2019 at 8:25 AM.

Simone Jasper
The News & Observer
Simone Jasper is a service journalism reporter at The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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