Two arrested in connection to Rocky Mount graduation party violence
Two teens were shot at a graduation party in Rocky Mount on Saturday night after an argument escalated into violence, according to officials.
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Khalil Pierce-Sanders, 18, and Rake Cotton, 24, were charged with two counts of breaking and entering a vehicle and larceny of a firearm from a separate incident.
Rocky Mount police said there was an argument that escalated at a graduation party at the 1800 block of Windsor Drive.
A 19-year-old male was transported to UNC Nash Healthcare, where he was pronounced dead. The second victim, a 17-year-old male, was shot in the face at the same location. Police said he was found at a nearby McDonald’s on East Raleigh Blvd.
Neighbors told WRAL News they heard the guns shots but knew nothing about what happened.
Pierce-Sanders remained at Edgecombe County Detention Facility under $15,000 bond. Cotton received no bond due to currently being held at Edgecombe County Detention Facility under a federal probation violation.
Police said the homicide investigation is still ongoing.
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