Jason Puckett
Reporter at WBTV-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Researcher, Analyst and Audience Research at Freelance
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5 days ago |
wbtv.com | Jason Puckett
HICKORY, N.C. (WBTV) — Nearly three full days after gunfire tore through a crowded party in rural Catawba County, investigators say they’re making progress, but they still haven’t publicly named any suspects. The shooting happened early Sunday morning at a home off Walnut Acres Drive. On Tuesday, June 3, officials with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office offered some details and confirmed others.
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5 days ago |
wbtv.com | Jason Puckett |Spencer Chrisman
CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Parents of some of the children that attend a pool party in Catawba County on Saturday night spoke with WBTV and shared what they witnessed where 12 people were shot, including one that was killed. WBTV’s Jason Puckett spoke with parents of some of the partygoers on Monday, June 2, and they said the shooters allegedly came from the trees and opened fire. One parent said that their child had run inside and hide.
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1 week ago |
wbtv.com | Jason Puckett
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Nearly six years after 17-year-old Alysha Johnson was shot and killed outside a north Charlotte convenience store, the man who pulled the trigger has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Juan Zamora, now 23, pleaded guilty earlier this week to Johnson’s murder.
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1 week ago |
wbtv.com | Jason Puckett
UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – A 19-year-old former Porter Ridge High School student is facing charges after deputies said he took photos with a rifle on school grounds and posted them to social media. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said Amen Sankar drove to Porter Ridge High School over Memorial Day Weekend, parked near the front entrance, and posed for photos with an AR-15 style rifle. Those photos were later posted to his Snapchat account.
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1 week ago |
wbtv.com | Jason Puckett
GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) – A 7-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a car while crossing West Hudson Boulevard in Gastonia Tuesday evening. Gastonia police said the child was walking with his sibling around 5:55 p.m. near a shopping plaza on West Hudson Boulevard near a Food Lion. They attempted to cross the road but did not use the crosswalk and the 7-year-old was hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 76-year-old woman. Gastonia police Sgt. Dan Lane was one of the responding officers.
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