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Three killed in domestic shooting Mother, daughter shot in Grove Street home By ALICE SMITH, LTN Staff Writer A 15-year-old girl is being called a “hero” following an early morning shooting in a quiet Lincolnton neighborhood that left three people — including the teen — dead Friday. At around 6:45 a.m. police were called to the scene of a shooting at 502 North Grove St, a blue two-story house divided into two apartments. When they arrived on the scene, another shot was fired, Lt. Danny Hallman said. Police secured the area, surrounding the house. Hallman and Officer J. Hutchinson were climbing the stairs to the upstairs apartment where the shooting occurred when the additional shots were fired. They backed off and called for assistance. Chief Terry Burgin and Trooper Ferree went in the downstairs of the house and cleared the area. While police are not revealing the victims’ names, two females and one male are confirmed dead. The dead man, who did not live in the apartment, has been identified as the woman’s estranged husband and stepfather to the 15-year-old and her younger brother. Police are calling the shooting a domestic situation. Eleven-year-old Bobby Barnhardt lives in the apartment with his mother and sister, Amanda, who is a Lincolnton High School student. Neither his mother nor sister left the apartment after the shooting. Bobby said a man shot through the upstairs door leading into the apartment. The man was described as a white male, armed with a large caliber handgun. When Bobby peaked out of his room, he saw the man break into the residence. His mother called 911. “Then they shot my mom,” he said, with tears in his eyes. Amanda, according to reports, directed her brother to the apartment back stairs, closing the door behind him. Investigators are calling the girl a “hero.” Bobby said he grabbed his baseball bat and ran out of the apartment across the street to a neighbor’s house. “This is the worst scene I’ve ever been involved in in my 29 years,” said Lincolnton Police Chief Terry Burgin. According to investigators, the woman died of a single gun shot to the center of her chest. The 15-year-old girl was shot in the chest and under her right ear lobe. Her stepfather died of a single shot to the head. The man’s car was found parked a block away from the home. Police said they have responded to domestic reports involving the family in the past when they lived at another location. Neighbors said the woman and two children have lived in the apartment for about three months, reportedly after separating from her husband. Michelle Bradt, who lives across the street, said she heard at least six shots. Bradt stood outside with Bobby and several other neighbors, including Shirley Smith of Lincolnton, who owns the apartment where the shooting occurred. Ronnie Mead, 15, also heard the shots. “When I was up in bed, I heard a bunch of them,” Mead said. The shots stopped, then he heard several more. “It sounded muffled,” Mead said. “I thought it was just another Halloween prank.” Anna Lisa Johannessen lives next door. She said she heard about three gunshots, saw a man shooting at the apartment door, and called 911. Most neighbors just wanted to know what was going on. “It’s tough to be so close and not know anything,” Johannessen said.
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