On January 17, 2024, at approximately 10 p.m., 16-year-old Jerard Arquello Reid Jr. was fatally shot at a gas station in the 500 block of Cox Road in Gastonia, North Carolina. The incident marked the city's first homicide of the year.
In response to the shooting, Gastonia Police Department detectives swiftly initiated an investigation. Their efforts led to the arrest of 19-year-old Brandon Cunningham, who was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Reid Jr.'s death. Authori
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