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Hickory police charged Deandre Moore with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Dionte Murph and are searching for a second suspect.
Moore, 18, was arrested Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Drexel, North Carolina, and charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the Wednesday, Oct. 14 shooting that killed Dionte Jashea Murph, 23, and wounded Phalen Devon Izard Jr., 19, Hickory police said, as WSOC-TV and WBTV reported. Police say Jamarion Kevonte Lackey, 20, is wanted on the same charges.
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One arrest, one warrant still open. Police have charged an 18-year-old with first-degree murder and are calling the second man they want armed and dangerous, but they have not said what led to the shooting. A first-degree murder charge is an accusation. It is not a conviction.
Hickory police said Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, that Deandre Moore, 18, was arrested in Drexel, North Carolina, with help from the Drexel Police Department, WBTV reported. He is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder and is being held without bond at the Catawba County Detention Facility, WSOC-TV reported.
The charges stem from a shooting on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Hickory. Police said Dionte Jashea Murph, 23, was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound and later died, WSOC-TV reported. A second man, Phalen Devon Izard Jr., 19, went to a hospital on his own with a gunshot wound that was not considered life-threatening, the station reported. WBTV reported it was not immediately clear what led up to the shooting.
Police are still searching for Jamarion Kevonte Lackey, 20, who is wanted on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the case, WSOC-TV and WBTV reported. The department describes him as armed and dangerous. Police ask anyone with information about his whereabouts or the shooting to call the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551. A warrant is an accusation, not a finding. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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