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Police in Gaston County, North Carolina, shot and killed a suspect during a possible robbery early Monday, then called in police from South Carolina who have been chasing a serial killer.
There was "evidence in regard to the man that was shot," said Capt. Joe Ramey of the Gaston County Police Department.
He did not give specifics, and he said he could not state for certain that the suspect had a link to the serial killer case.
Gaston County is about 33 miles northeast of Gaffney, South Carolina. Police say a serial killer in the Gaffney area has killed five people since late June.
Police in Cherokee County, which includes Gaffney, had issued a basic description of the killer and said he may be driving a Ford Explorer from the early 1990s.
Video from outside the home in North Carolina on Monday showed a vehicle that seemed to match that general description.
| Cindy |
July 6th, 2009 4:56 pm ET Hopefully this was the nut doing all of the killing and SC won't have to worry about him anymore! I just hope that they get very good evidence that it is him before calling it quits on investigating the serial killings. Cindy..Ga. |
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| Mike in NYC |
July 6th, 2009 6:59 pm ET Not to split hairs here, but he's actually a spree killer, as his victims were varied and the crimes were non-sexual. They also occurred very close together. The victims of a serial killer fit into a particular template, and the crimes almost always have a sexual aspect. They are also spread over an extended period of time. |
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| Nance B, Darien, CT |
July 6th, 2009 9:19 pm ET This story is new. Not just endless opinions all day – all stations on MJ news. |
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