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Man shot multiple times, killed in domestic dispute in Harnett County

A man was shot and killed in Harnett County in what police are calling a domestic dispute.

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Eric Miller
, WRAL reporter
ERWIN, N.C. — A man was shot and killed in Harnett County in what police are calling a domestic dispute at a home on Lucas Road in Erwin.

Police chief Jonathan Johnson said the call was initially dispatched as a domestic disturbance around 6 p.m., and while officers were on the way to the scene, shots were fired between a man and a woman.

When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Robert Williams, who had been shot multiple times. Although they tried to render aid, he died from his injuries.

Officers took the victim's girlfriend Jaimie Strickland, 31, into custody. She will be charged with murder, according to police.

Police recovered a gun as well as a hatchet.

Police do not believe there is a threat to the community.

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