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A manhunt is underway for 24-year-old Dominic Connelly, who is accused of killing his grandmother, setting her home on fire, and stabbing a sheriff’s deputy in Craven County, North Carolina.

Connelly fled in his grandmother’s car and was last seen at a Bojangles restaurant in Vanceboro, where he attacked an officer before escaping.

Authorities warn that Connelly is armed and dangerous and are urging the public to call 911 or the Craven County Sheriff’s Office with any information about his whereabouts.

A manhunt is underway for a North Carolina man accused of killing his grandmother after setting her house on fire and stabbing a sheriff’s deputy, according to investigators.

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Dominic Liam Connelly, 24, allegedly killed Patricia Lopedote, 72, after setting her h

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