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3 dead in NC standoff

SWAT members surrounded the suspects house for 6 hours after he killed 2 neighbors

By Cameron Steele
The Herald Online

HARRISBURG, NC — A six-hour SWAT team standoff ended late Friday with a suspected shooter and two of his neighbors dead, police say.

A Cabarrus County sheriff’s official said the suspect apparently shot himself as deputies and SWAT team members surrounded the house where he was hiding. Earlier Friday, the suspect shot and killed two others, police say, in what they described as a neighborhood dispute.

Authorities said Anthony Charles Hardy, 50, shot and killed neighbors Daniel Thomas Kirchner, 42, and Gary Wade Stocks, 64, in the backyard of Kirchner’s house at 7791 Coachman Court. Hardy later killed himself after seeking refuge from police in his own home.

Full Story: Cabarrus County, NC, standoff ends with suspected shooter and two others dead