Crime

Mother shoots, kills daughter during altercation in Harnett County, deputies say

A woman in Harnett County was arrested and charged on Saturday in the shooting death of her daughter.
A woman in Harnett County was arrested and charged on Saturday in the shooting death of her daughter.

A woman in Harnett County was arrested and charged Saturday with the shooting death of her daughter.

According to the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to calls about a dispute between a mother and daughter on Rainmaker Street in Linden.

They found a woman dead inside a car in the driveway.

Authorities said a verbal and physical altercation happened between 23-year-old Tiffany Crosby and her mother, 45-year-old Victoria Natasha Crosby. Deputies said during the altercation Victoria shot Tiffani.

Victoria Crosby was arrested and charged with the murder. She is being held in the Harnett County Detention Center without bail.

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