| August 9, 2007 |
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| Three Dead and Two Wounded in
Shooting Incident |
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Charlie Clinard
Jackson, 61, left, reportedly shot and killed two brothers, Frank
James Clark, 46, and Edward Leroy Clark, 47, both of Connelly
Springs, NC. Jackson was also shot and killed during the
incident.
Injured in the shooting were, Scott Elliott Campbell, and
Janet Elizabeth Lefler, also of Connelly Springs, NC. |
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| On Thursday, August 9,
2007, at approximately 10:42 pm, William Clark called 911 to report someone
shooting into his mobile home located at 3930 East Burke Blvd. |
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| Clark stated that he and
his mother, Shirley Clark, were lying on the floor and a neighbor named Charlie
Jackson was reportedly shooting into their mobile home with a rifle. |
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| Deputies arrived on the
scene and located a white male deceased in a camper located at 3930 East Burke
Blvd. Deputies also found a white male, identified as Scott Elliott Campbell,
in the front yard. Campbell reported to deputies that he had been shot by
Charlie Jackson. |
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| During the initial
investigation by deputies, another white male identified as Wayne Douglas
Clark, arrived and told officers that Mr. Jackson had shot his brother, Edward
Leroy Clark, and he thought he was deceased. |
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| Wayne Clark also
reported to deputies that he had shot Charlie Jackson after Jackson came into
his brother's mobile home and opened fire on them. The Burke County Criminal
Investigations Division, and the NC State Bureau of Investigation were
contacted and responded to both crime scenes. |
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| During their
investigation, detectives found Frank James Clark deceased inside his camper
home at 3930 East Burke Blvd. Scott Elliott Campbell was transported to
Asheville for injuries he received while at the residence of Edward Clark,
located at 3522 Spaniel Street, Connelly Springs. |
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| Investigators located
Edward Leroy Clark, and the suspect Charlie Clinard Jackson, deceased inside
the home of Edward Clark. Both subjects died as a result of gunshot
wounds. |
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| Another victim named
Janet Elizabeth Lefler, of 3522 Spaniel Street, received injuries to her arm
and was transported to Valdese Hospital for treatment. |
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| Investigators have not
uncovered a motive for the murders at this time. The investigation is still
ongoing. |
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