20-year-old man killed in Gastonia, police say
Gastonia police are conducting a homicide investigation Tuesday afternoon along Union Road.
There was a report of a shooting at 4:30 p.m. and 12th Avenue was closed between Union Road and Anderson Street during the investigation, police said.
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The victim is 20-year-old Tyceria Larell Alexander of Gastonia, police said.
The investigation was in the parking lot.
On Nov. 12, 2020, six people, including two police officers, were shot at the Gastonia nightclub.
Shortly after that, the government forced the club to surrender its alcohol license. The ABC Commission reissued the alcohol license last year.
No further information has been released.
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