An Oxford woman was killed in a shooting incident in
Jacksonville, N.C. Tuesday that left an Oxford man wounded.
According to a news release from police, a shooting incident
took place at 11:45 p.m. at the Baymont Inn. Officers responding found 19 yer
old Jacob Moore, and 31 year old Amanda Price, both of Oxford, with gunshot
wounds. Price was transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital where she died of her
injuries. Moore was airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville for
treatment. Police have arrested 27 year
old Justin Witt, and 29 year old Niklaus
Froehlich, both of Hubert, N.C.
Witt is being held without bond for murder, and a $175,000
secured bond for other charges - assault with a deadly weapon, robbery,
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and motor vehicle larceny.
Froehlich is being held on a $75,000 secured bond as an accessory after the
fact and on heroin possession. Investigators say the two went to Moore and
Price's hotel room, where the man and woman were shot. Witt and Froehlich left
the scene in a car and were taken into custody a few minutes later by police
who were canvassing the area.
Police are continuing to investigate.
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