An alleged intruder was shot and fatally wounded by an occupant of a Gastonia, North Carolina, home Thursday night.
WCNC reported that police responded to reports of a shooting around 10:45 p.m. Thursday and discovered 50-year-old Frankie Carl Jones outside the home with a gunshot wound.
Jones had allegedly entered the house while armed with a handgun, which is when the man in the home shot him.
The Gastonia Police Department (GPD) noted that “Jones was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.”
The GPD indicated Jones allegedly confronted a “male occupant” of the home before being shot.
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