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Man dies from early-morning shooting in Smithfield
A man has died from a shooting in Smithfield on Saturday morning.
Posted — UpdatedSMITHFIELD, N.C. — A man has died from a shooting in Smithfield on Saturday morning.
Officers said the shooting occurred along Harris Street around 5:30. Frank Blackshell was killed.
Neighbors told police they heard what sounded like gunfire and saw a car race through the area. Authorities are investigating the shooting as a homicide.
Officers discovered the suspect(s) had already left the area when they arrived. Several shots were also fired into a home.
Blackshell, 60, was taken to WakeMed hospital before he passed away.
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