Family argument over messy kitchen escalates to gunfire, NC sheriff says
Dirty dishes nearly got someone killed in Union County over the weekend, North Carolina investigators say.
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It happened Saturday and the suspect and victim are cousins who were sharing the kitchen, according to Union County Sheriff’s Office.
“Deputies responded to a home in Wingate after receiving a call about shots being fired,” the sheriff’s office said in a Sept. 17 news release.
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“When deputies arrived, they secured the scene and discovered a male had been shot near his ankle. As the investigation continued, deputies determined that Jayden Sturdivant, 22, shot his cousin after an argument over a mess in the kitchen.”
Court documents report the shooting involved a Taurus TS9 9mm pistol.
Sturdivant was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon, officials say. He was released on $25,000 bond, and ordered not to “assault, threaten or harass” his cousin, according to court documents.
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Wingate is about a 30-mile drive southeast from uptown Charlotte.
