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Man dies from early-morning shooting in Smithfield

A man has died from a shooting in Smithfield on Saturday morning.

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SMITHFIELD, 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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