Richard Abernathy

Death by Force

Richard Abernathy, a 20-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on July 16, 2017, in Gastonia, North Carolina. The incident occurred during a drug deal gone wrong at The Oaks apartment complex on Balthis Drive. Abernathy and his girlfriend had arrived at the location to sell a small amount of Xanax and marijuana to Jahqualyn Goode, who had contacted Abernathy's girlfriend earlier that day. When they arrived, Goode and Dawan Myers got into the back seat of Abernathy's car a ...Read More

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