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Fatally stabbed by pirate sword in Stumpy Point: Dead man’s brother says state wants plea deal, but ‘7 years for killing somebody is not a lot of time’
The brother of a man fatally stabbed by a pirate sword last April in Stumpy Point said his family is “very frustrated” that the state keeps pushing them to accept a plea deal for the man accused of murder to serve a seven-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter instead.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 118 min read


Two more teen suspects charged as adults in fatal Avalon Pier shooting
The Kill Devil Hills Police Department on Tuesday arrested two local 17-year-olds in connection with the death of Zane Thomas Hughes, 19, from a fatal shooting at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills in July.

Corinne Saunders
Sep 103 min read


Grand jury indicts KDH teen on first-degree murder, assault with deadly weapon charges
A grand jury on Monday morning indicted a Kill Devil Hills teen with one count of first-degree murder and with one count of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury following the July 31 shooting at Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills.

Corinne Saunders
Aug 112 min read


KDH teen charged as adult with first-degree murder and another felony in fatal Avalon Pier shooting
A Kill Devil Hills teen is being charged as an adult with two felony charges, one of which is first-degree murder, in connection with Thursday’s fatal shooting at Avalon Pier, according to the district attorney.

Corinne Saunders
Aug 14 min read
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