Few details available after Kannapolis shooting claims life

Published 5:25 pm Thursday, October 21, 2021

KANNAPOLIS — Limited details were available Thursday after a homicide at 2103 Fowler St. in the Kannapolis area.

Maj. John Sifford of the Rowan Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the address 9:50 a.m. Thursday and confirmed one person was killed after a shooting. The address is near the Kannapolis city limits.

No further details were released. Initial scanner traffic indicated a man was shot in the back.

Sifford said an investigation is ongoing and that more information would be released when it’s available.