Accused killers vanish after family massacre before manhunt ends hundreds of miles away
A deadly shooting inside a North Carolina family home triggered an urgent search for two accused killers and an interstate manhunt that would end with another burst of gunfire.Gaston County Police officers responded to a home on Forbes Road at approximately 8:43 a.m.Thursday after receiving a report of gunfire inside the residence.Officers discovered four people suffering from gunshot wounds.
Two were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were rushed to CaroMont Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.Police identified the two people killed as Victoria "Heather" Moore, 50, and Megan "Josiah" Bumgardner, 38.The two surviving victims remained in critical but stable condition Friday, according to police.4 SHOT INSIDE NORTH CAROLINA HOME, 2 KILLED AS POLICE IDENTIFY PERSON OF INTERESTGaston County police responded to the Forbes Road home after receiving a report of gunfire inside.
(Queen City News)Detectives identified two residents of the home, Camryn Moore, 26, and Cory Armstrong, 29, as suspects in the bloodshed.WSOC-TV reported that Heather Moore was Camryn Moore’s mother and Bumgardner was her uncle.Cory Armstrong, 29, was wanted on murder and attempted murder charges following a shooting at a Gaston County home.
(Gaston County Police)Police said they believed everyone involved knew one another and described the shooting as an isolated incident with no continuing threat to the Gaston County community.Camryn Moore, 26, was accused of killing two people and critically wounding two others inside a North Carolina home.(Gaston County Police)Investigators have not disclosed what may have triggered the violence.Camryn Moore and Armstrong allegedly fled Gaston County immediately after the shooting.
By Thursday afternoon, detectives had obtained warrants charging each of them with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder.WATCH: DEPUTIES HUNT WANTED MAN THROUGH CORNFIELD AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE CAUGHT ON C...