Goldsboro police have launched an investigation into a shooting that left a home intruder dead in the street and a 73-year-old grandmother shot in the leg.
Officers responded to calls about a shooting near 402 S. William Street. At the home, officers found the woman with an apparent gunshot wound. Shortly after the 1 a.m. response, a man was found at the intersection of William Street and Elm Street with an apparent gunshot wound.
They were both transported to Wayne UNC Health Care where the man, 19-year-old Khalil Herring, died from his injuries.
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According to reports, two masked intruders demanded money after forcing their way into the home. They shot the woman in the leg, prompting the woman’s 12-year-old grandson to shoot at the intruders in self-defense.
Evidence pointed to Herring as one of the masked intruders who was shot during the burglary attempt.
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Randolph Bunn, the woman’s son and the boy’s great-uncle, said: “They came in the house, I open the door, I open it, and they came in there… One guy had a gun. They just put me down on the ground… The [73-year-old woman] was in the kitchen, I don’t know why they shot her.”
Goldsboro police stated that no charges were expected against the 12-year-old, but the investigation is ongoing.
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“[The intruder] just shot his grandma… He would have shot him too, he would’ve shot me too, he would’ve killed us all,” Bunn added.