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Erika Williams

Charlotte

Assignment Desk eEditor and Digital Content Producer at WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)

NC journalist. Assignment desk editor and digital content producer for WCNC Charlotte. Formerly, the state's general assignment reporter for Courthouse News.

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  • 5 days ago | wgrz.com | Erika Williams

    HICKORY, N.C. — One person is dead and 11 others were hurt in a mass shooting early Sunday morning near Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said. The deadly shooting happened at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Authorities found 12 gunshot victims at 1125 Walnut Acres Drive in the Mountain View area of southwest Catawba County. One person has died, while another remains in critical condition, officials said. The deceased victim was identified as Shawn Hood, 58.

  • 6 days ago | kgw.com | Erika Williams

    HICKORY, N.C. — One person is dead and 11 others were hurt in a mass shooting early Sunday morning near Hickory, the Catawba County Sheriff's Office said. Twelve people were shot with one victim confirmed dead and another in critical condition, according to police information as of 9 a.m. The deadly shooting happened at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Authorities found multiple gunshot victims at a home Walnut Acres Drive in the Mountain View area of southwest Catawba County.

  • 6 days ago | wcnc.com | Erika Williams

    TROUTMAN, N.C. — A crash on Interstate 77 North left one person dead and three others injured, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The deadly crash happened around 10:20 p.m. near mile marker 43 in Iredell County. Investigators say a Hyundai Santa Cruz and a Dodge Caravan were partially stopped in the left lane due to an earlier crash when tragedy struck.

  • 1 week ago | wcnc.com | Erika Williams

    Local News A passenger died in a crash on I-77 in Iredell County, with charges pending for the driver. Author: Erika Williams Published: 1:36 PM EDT May 31, 2025 Updated: 1:36 PM EDT May 31, 2025 MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A passenger died following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 South in Iredell County on Friday evening, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. near mile marker 39, south of Mooresville.

  • 1 week ago | wcnc.com | Erika Williams

    Local News This is Charlotte's second deadly shooting on Saturday morning. Author: Erika Williams Published: 6:07 AM EDT May 31, 2025 Updated: 6:11 AM EDT May 31, 2025 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One person was found dead in a car with gunshot wounds early Saturday morning in north Charlotte. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. at the intersection of North Graham Street and Craighead Road in the North Tryon Division. Officers found a victim inside a vehicle who had been shot.

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