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Wade Danner Jr.

Case from Hickory, NC dated May 15, 2023

Victim Details

Wade Danner Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Hickory

NC

2023-05-15

46

Wade

Danner Jr.

07/12/2026

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On May 15, 2023, at approximately 5:52 p.m., Hickory Police Department officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting at the Wimberly Crossing Apartments on 12th Avenue SE in Hickory, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 46-year-old Wade McArthur Danner Jr. lying on the porch of an apartment with gunshot wounds. Catawba County EMS pronounced him deceased at the scene.

Witnesses reported that Danner had been involved in a verbal altercation with 30-year-old Octav ...
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  • Queen City News: Suspect accused of killing 46-year-old man wanted in Hickory
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