Akir Samad Hooper, a 34-year-old African American male, was tragically shot and killed on May 19, 2017, in Forest City, North Carolina. The incident occurred around 11:15 p.m. at his residence on Arlington Street. Alongside him, Stephanie Lynn Walker, a 37-year-old Caucasian female, was also shot and later succumbed to her injuries at Rutherford Regional Hospital. The two juveniles living in the home managed to escape unharmed.
The Forest City Police Department reported that the shooting
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