Police name suspect in Family Dollar shooting
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Jerome Gholson
Jerome Gholson
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HIGH POINT – Police identified a suspect Saturday in the Friday shooting of two people at the Family Dollar store on S. Main Street.

Police filed attempted murder and felony assault warrants against Jerome Alphonso Gholson, 21, whose last known address is 426 Friddle Drive. Police said that Gholson also is known to frequent the 1200 block of Guyer Street.

Gholson is approximately 6 feet tall and 140 pounds. He may be driving a light-colored, possibly silver, 1997 BMW with N.C. license ZNY-8760. He also may be in a white 1968 Ford Galaxy with N.C. license YZH-5263.

Gholson is the man police say shot Malcolm Adams, 25, in his left elbow and left side and Cherele Livingston, 21, in her left knee. Both victims have been treated and released from High Point Regional Hospital. Police have not disclosed a motive for the shootings.

Police were dispatched to the Family Dollar at 802 S. Main St. near the Guilford Technical Community College satellite campus at 5:26 p.m. Friday to find the wounded victims. Police said the victims were shopping when a man entered the store and began shooting. No other injuries were reported.

Police worked the crime scene into the night and interviewed witnesses for hours.

The warrants charge Gholson with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflicting serious injury and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

Anyone having contact with Gholson should use extreme caution. He is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information concerning the crime should call High Point Crimestoppers at 889-4000.
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