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Timothy Lamont Ruff

Case from Shelby, NC dated Mar 29, 2024

Victim Details

Timothy Lamont Ruff

Male

Black / African American

Shelby

NC

2024-03-29

50

Timothy

Lamont Ruff

07/15/2026

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On March 29, 2024, 50-year-old Timothy Lamont Ruff was fatally shot outside an apartment building on Best Street in Shelby, North Carolina. The incident reportedly began as a verbal altercation between Ruff and 41-year-old Jonathan Martzes Petty, which escalated when Petty allegedly drew a firearm and shot Ruff multiple times. Ruff was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

In the aftermath of the shooting, the Shelby Police Department identifi ...
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    I just can’t get over the personal connection Phyllis has to the suspect, Jonathan Petty. It's so ... ...Read More
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