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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 ...Read More
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Shelby Police Department identifi ...Read More
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Timothy Lamont Ruff
Male
Black / African American
Shelby
NC
2024-03-29
50
Timothy
Lamont Ruff
11/25/2025
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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
07/22/2024
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