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Posted: February 27, 2007

Vance Man to Face Charges in Wounding of Mother, Man's Slaying

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Vance Authorities in Standoff With Armed Man

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Vance Authorities in Standoff With Armed Man
Henderson, N.C. — A Vance County man is to be arraigned Wednesday on charges that he wounded his mother and fatally shot a man.

Rodney McDonald Williams was arrested Tuesday morning, about six hours after authorities were called to a residence at 3904 Southerland Mill Road near the Vance-Warren county line.

He had barricaded himself inside the home with a loaded gun, officials said. They found him hiding under a pickup truck behind it.

When a SWAT team entered the home shortly before 7 a.m., they found Leo Ziegler dead inside.

 Authorities said Williams' mother, Shirley Venable, was taken to a hospital, but she is alive.

Investigators said they did not know Williams' motive Tuesday. The charges he will face had not been specified.

RELATED TOPICS: Vance County

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HI, MY NAME IS AMANDA ZIEGLER THE DAUGHTER OF LEO ZIEGLER THE MAN WHO WAS KILLED IN THAT HOUSE.AND I FEEL WEATHER YOU ARE SICK IN THE HEAD OR NOT THAT DOESNT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO TAKE SOMEONES LIFE AND THEREFORE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE SOMEONES LIFE YOU SCHOULD BE BARED ANY EXCUSES.I REALLY DONT CARE IF THEY HAD JOBS WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING.AND I DONT CARE IF HE WAS BEATING AS A CHILD HES 28 YEARS OLD HE HAS TO GET OVER THAT.ALL I DO CARE ABOUT IS THAT THIS MAN GETS WHAT HE DESERVS.AINCERLEY A.ZIEGLER
AMANDA ZIEGLER
February 28, 2007 10:14 a.m.
annie,woold it have mattered if either one of them had been unemployed? if so ,would it had made them any less human?
eldogg7
February 27, 2007 10:41 p.m.
he was unemployed he had a small yard sale and a nice drug job lol
woody
February 27, 2007 8:59 p.m.
why not shoot him he killed his own mom why would any of us be any different
woody
February 27, 2007 8:53 p.m.
I'm moving up North where it is safer - LOL
Lizard Paw
February 27, 2007 6:38 p.m.
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