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Police search for suspect after man shot, killed in Conover

A photo of a car possibly linked to the shooting was released.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Conover Police Department is asking for information about a car they say is tied to a man's killing over the weekend.

Officers say they were called to Catawba Valley Medical Center around 10 p.m. after 24-year-old Isaiah Knight was taken to the hospital by a personal vehicle. Knight died of his injuries, but police said they determined he was shot along 8th Avenue Southwest, near the intersection with 6th Street Southwest.

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The department shared a surveillance photo of what is believed to be a red Cadillac SRX SUV as a vehicle likely linked to Knight's case. The SUV likely has damage to the passenger window on the driver's side. As of publication, no other information on a suspect was available.

Credit: Conover PD
Car sought in Conover homicide case, which police say is a red Cadillac SRX SUV

Anyone with information is asked to call the police department at 828-464-4698.

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