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One arrested after shooting near Knightdale sends man to hospital

The Wake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Thursday afternoon.
Posted 2024-01-04T23:41:53+00:00 - Updated 2024-01-05T04:32:50+00:00
Man shot in Knightdale, Wake Sheriff's office investigating

One man has been arrested and charged in connection to a shooting that sent a man to the hospital Thursday afternoon.

Deputies responded to a report of a shooting at approximately 5:17 p.m. in the 1600 block of Quiet Oaks Road near Knightdale.

When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office has charged Alphonza King, 69, with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. 

King and the victim knew each other.

The sheriff's office said there is no known threat to the community.

This is an active investigation.

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