Surtonia Burton

Death by Force

Surtonia Burton, 51, a woman from Statesville, was found just after 1:30 p.m. on August 2, 2025, lying in front of a home in the 1000 block of Fifth Street with multiple gunshot wounds. First responders rushed her to a local hospital, where she died a short time later. Detectives from the Statesville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and Violent Crimes Unit processed the scene and interviewed witnesses while the neighborhood absorbed the shock of a broad-daylight shooting on ...Read More

Statesville aunt killed in shooting; nephew dies of self-inflicted gunshot after police chase

https://hoodline.com/2025/08/statesville-community-mourns-loss-following-fatal-shooting-and-suspect-s-self-inflicted-demise/

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