Crime & Courts

2 shot in Kings Mountain apartment burglary

Two people in a Kings Mountain apartment were shot Friday night during an attempted burglary, police said Monday.

The two who were shot were released from Gaston Memorial Hospital by Saturday, police said.

Police had received a service call at 11:53 p.m. Friday for the 100 block of Falls Street at the Elizabeth Estates apartments.

Three suspects in the shooting had escaped on foot.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call police at 704-734-0444.

Bell: 704-358-5696;

Twitter: @abell

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This story was originally published May 4, 2015 at 9:12 AM with the headline "2 shot in Kings Mountain apartment burglary."

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