1Henderson County man charged after fatal shooting leaves child injured and under investigation

ZIRCONIA, NC – A man now faces felony charges after a shooting in the Zirconia community left one person dead and a child seriously injured, court filings and a sheriff’s office release show.

Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies responded in the early morning hours of October 8 to a report of an individual suffering from a gunshot wound; that victim was transported to Mission Hospital and died on October 9. Following interviews and investigative work by the Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit, 34-year-old Justin David Sherrill was arrested and charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and Negligent Child Abuse Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

Officials say deputies and emergency per

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