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Family of shot Laurinburg teen seeks ‘purpose in pain’

May 29, 2018

LAURINBURG — Lawanda Bethea does not know how or why her 18-year-old son was shot Saturday in an incident with police. But she is certain that no mother should have to go through what she has. Bethea’s son, Desmond Bethea, was shot early Saturday morning by a police officer near…
Family seeks answers in Laurinburg shooting

May 26, 2018

LAURINBURG — The family of a teenager whom they say was shot multiple times by a Laurinburg police officer Saturday morning want answers to what happened. But city police say that they cannot release much detail until the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has completed its work. “There is…