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Police rescue woman running through Hillsborough with gunshot wound to her chest

A man has been charged with attempted murder and kidnapping after a woman was shot in Hillsborough.
Posted 2024-05-05T12:12:06+00:00 - Updated 2024-05-05T12:12:06+00:00
75-year-old man arrested in connection with woman who was kidnapped, shot

A man has been charged with attempted murder and kidnapping after a woman was shot in Hillsborough.

Officers saw a woman in distress running across Cardinal Drive at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

They realized she had been shot in the chest.

While in the area, police stopped a car and arrested 75-year-old Stephan Brooks of Charlotte.

Officers seized a firearm during the arrest.

The woman was taken to the hospital where she's listed as stable.

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