NEWTON, N.C. — One person is dead after a shooting in Newton, said Newton Police Department.
On June 5 around 10:45 a.m., officers responded to the 700 block of S. Caldwell Ave. after receiving a call about one female being shot. Once officers got on the scene, they located 51-year-old Iris Ranae Robinson who had multiple gunshot wounds. Robinson was pronounced dead on the scene.
While on the scene, officers learned that 60-year-old Jessie Allen had been identified as the shooter but allegedly fled the scene before they arrived.
The Newton Police Department said at 2:29 p.m. Crawford was taken into custody and was charged with first-degree murder.
Robinson and Crawford knew each other and did have a personal relationship, officers said.
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