Shelby Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, Another in Hospital

Shelby police officers responded to a call of shots fired at 809 McGowan Road on Thursday night. When they arrived, they found the two victims had been shot.

Fifty-four year-old John Albert Cummings was dead on the scene while Ronnie Lee Pearson, 54, was suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso. According to police, Pearson had been involved in a dispute with 49 year-old Sherman Timothy Lee at the house on McGowan Road, when Lee shot Cummings and Pearson. Pearson was taken to Cleveland Regional Medical Center and is expected to recover.

Lee, a resident of Shelby, was arrested and charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Also charged with murder is 49 year-old David Williams, whom police say acted as an accomplice to Lee. Williams and Lee are both jailed in Cleveland County without bond while they await trial.

Lincoln Co. Prostitution Sting Operation Produces 1 Arrest

Elizabeth Anne Winter

Law enforcement agencies from two counties worked together in a prostitution sting in Lincolnton this week. Elizabeth Anne Winter was arrested on charges of prostitution after she arranged to meet an undercover police officer at a hotel in Lincolnton.

Officers from the Lincolnton Police Department teamed up with officers from the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department and Shelby Police Department to make the arrest.

Winter was jailed in Lincoln County on a $1,000 bond.