OUTER BANKS, N.C. — The teen suspect accused of killing one person and injuring another during a shooting at the Avalon Fishing Pier on July 31 has been indicted by a grand jury, according to prosecutors.
The suspect, 16-year-old Henry Lee Hargis, is charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon, prosecutors say.
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Kill Devil Hills police previously announced that Hargis would be facing those charges in connection with a shooting on July 31 at the Avalon Fishing Pier. The incident left a 19-year-old man dead and a 15-year-old boy injured. Police accuse Hargis of pulling the trigger.
The shooting happened around 2:37 p.m. in the fishing pier's parking lot, Kill Devil Hills Asst. Police Chief Dana Harris shared during a press conference.
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He said Hargis drove away, but law enforcement used descriptions from witnesses to identify him as the suspect. He was taken into custody by the Southern Shores Police Department after a traffic stop at 3:19 p.m.
