Man charged in Conover homicide

The State Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Conover Police Department after a double shooting left a man dead and a woman in stable condition in the hospital.

Conover police said the shooting happened just after 9 p.m. Wednesday. The call to authorities was reportedly a domestic situation involving a gun.

When officers arrived at 609 3rd St. Place SW, they found 25-year-old Michael Beltran shot to death and 28-year-old Lisa Vanhoogen suffering from a gunshot wound.

Vanhoogen was immediately rushed to Catawba Valley Medical Center and is in stable condition.

Officers arrested and charged Daniel Robert Williamson, 25, with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He was jailed without bond.

Police said Williamson and the victims knew each other.

Police said Beltran was from Vale and Vanhoogen from the Hickory area.

This story was originally published September 10, 2015 at 7:20 AM with the headline "Man charged in Conover homicide."