SPENCER, N.C. — Spencer police are investigating after a person was found dead in a home Thursday morning.
The Rowan County Sheriff's Office said it is assisting Spencer officers in the search for a suspect after the victim was found dead at a home on North Salisbury Avenue, near the Spencer Mini Mart.
Spencer Police were dispatched to the area shortly before 6:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Aimee Wah, had a gunshot wound according to police and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said initial investigations revealed the suspect to be Antione Jermaine Mills, Wah's long-term partner. After a warrant for homicide was secured, investigators located Mills in Cabarrus County around 1 p.m.
He was taken into custody and taken to Rowan County where he will be held, pending his first court appearance.
Anyone with additional information regarding the investigation is asked to call the Spencer Police Department at 704-633-3574.
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