WSOC reported Jeffery Martin was charged with first-degree murder after a fatal shooting outside Gastonia.

The counts on these pages are charges filed after an arrest. WBTV's Monday-night arrest and the arrest shortly after midnight, on WSOC and in the police release, are not the same clock. Attempted murder, on WCNC, and attempted first-degree murder, on WSOC, WBTV, and the department, are not the same count line.

WSOC, in a story by WSOCTV.com News Staff published November 3, 2026, at 12:35 p.m. EST, reported Gaston County Police arrested Jeffery Martin following a fatal shooting Monday night in southern Gaston County. It reported officers responded at approximately 9:30 p.m. to a reported shooting at 1027 Old Church Road, outside Gastonia, and found one victim dead at the scene. It reported a witness provided information identifying a suspect, along with a description of the suspect's vehicle and direction of travel, according to police. It reported officers spotted the vehicle near Crowders Creek Road, the driver refused to stop, and the pursuit ended on Stallion Way, off Hoffman Road, where the driver abandoned the vehicle and ran on foot. It reported K-9 officers, the Emergency Response Team, and the Drone Team searched, and that shortly after midnight officers located Martin hiding in a wooded area and arrested him without incident. It reported that after an interview with detectives he was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, larceny of a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a felon, and that he was taken to the Gaston County Jail and is being held without bond. The story does not name the person who was killed. It does not print Martin's age.

WBTV, in a story by Connor Lomis published November 3, 2026, at 1:22 p.m. EST, reported a murder suspect was arrested Monday night following a police chase in Gaston County. The same story says that just after midnight, police and K-9 units tracked Martin down in the woods and took him into custody without incident. Monday night, and just after midnight, are both on that page. It reported the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, along Old Church Road near Lewis Road in Gastonia. Near Lewis Road, on WBTV, and 1027 Old Church Road, outside Gastonia, on WSOC, are not the same address line. WBTV reported records show he is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, felony larceny of a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Felony larceny of a motor vehicle, on WBTV, and larceny of a motor vehicle, on WSOC, are not the same count line. WBTV reported he is held without bond in the Gaston County Jail. It does not name the person who was killed. It does not print an age. The photograph on that page is captioned Jeffery Martin, courtesy of the Gaston County Jail.

WCNC, in a story by Hank Lee published at 12:03 p.m. EST on November 3, 2026, and updated at 5:44 p.m. EST, reported Jeffery Martin faces a first-degree murder charge after investigators said a person was shot and killed on Old Church Road Monday night. It reported the Gaston County Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 2, found a person who had been shot to death, and that a witness gave officers information about a suspect and a vehicle. It reported he is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, larceny of a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a felon, and that he is being held in the Gaston County Jail without bond. Attempted murder, on WCNC, and attempted first-degree murder, on WSOC and WBTV, are not the same count line. WCNC reported detectives have not released the victim's name, and it gave Crime Stoppers as 704-861-8000. The Gaston County Police Department, in a release posted November 3, 2026, used the address 1027 Old Church Road, outside of Gastonia, put the response at approximately 9:30 p.m. on November 2, and said the arrest in a wooded area came shortly after midnight. The release lists the charges as first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, larceny of a motor vehicle, and possession of a firearm by a felon, and says he is held without bond at the Gaston County Jail. It does not print felony in front of the larceny count. It does not print Lewis Road. It does not name the person who was killed. Those counts are what the pages report he was charged with. He has not been convicted of them. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.