Man opens fire on armed suspected intruder — outside neighbor's home: 'We've always told people not to mess around down here'



Authorities responded to a call about a suspicious person just before 11 p.m. Monday in Grover, North Carolina, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office said.

A homeowner in the 100 block of Mallard Drive went outside after noticing lights on in an adjacent home that was being remodeled, officials said.

'We’ll do what we have to do to protect our homes.'

The homeowner knew that lights shouldn’t be on in the home and suspected a break-in, officials said.

Soon the homeowner saw a male wearing a yellow sweatshirt carrying something, officials said. The homeowner confronted the male, who responded by shooting at the homeowner, officials said.

The homeowner was not shot but called 911, officials said.

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A second neighbor heard the gunshots and came outside to check on the commotion, officials said.

This neighbor also encountered the male subject, and the neighbor shot at him after it appeared that the male was about to open fire at the neighbor, officials said.

The male suspect ran away and fled in an Audi, officials said.

“We’ve always told people not to mess around down here because we’ll do what we have to do to protect our homes,” Clayton Campbell, who lives on Mallard Drive, told WBTV-TV. “And the people who came messing around last night realized we weren’t playing when we said that.”

The sheriff's office said it didn't have confirmation that anyone was injured in the incident, which is still under investigation.

“Last night could have went different," Campbell added to WBTV. "Nobody was hurt from our end, so that’s all that matters."

Officials said a search for those who were inside the Audi continues.

Those with information about this case can call the sheriff’s office at 704-484-4822 or Crime Stoppers at 704-481-8477, officials said, adding that all tip submissions through Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous.

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North Carolina Republicans will 'follow Trump's call' to redistrict the state



Republicans in North Carolina are bringing the state into the redistricting fight between President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers.

They announced a vote for Monday to change the state's map for the U.S. House districts.

'We are doing everything we can to protect President Trump's agenda, which means safeguarding Republican control of Congress.'

The Republican leaders said in a press release that the efforts in California to redistrict that state and counteract the redistricting in Texas led to their decision.

"President Trump delivered countless victories during his first term in office, and nine months into his second term, he continues to achieve unprecedented wins," Republican Senate Leader Phil Berger said.

"We are doing everything we can to protect President Trump's agenda, which means safeguarding Republican control of Congress," he added. "Picking up where Texas left off, we will hold votes in our October session to redraw North Carolina's congressional map to ensure Gavin Newsom doesn't decide the congressional majority."

House Redistricting Chairmen Brenden Jones and Hugh Blackwell, both Republicans, released a joint statement endorsing the policy.

"We're stepping into this redistricting battle because California and the radical left are attempting to rig the system to handpick who runs Congress," they wrote. "This ploy is nothing new, and North Carolina will not stand by while they attempt to stack the deck. President Trump has called on us to fight back, and North Carolina stands ready to level the playing field."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) fired off a response from his social media account soon afterward.

"Oh look, another lap dog Republican desperate to suck up to Trump. The GOP is rigging elections and trying to cover it up with lies. Americans are not that stupid, Phil," he wrote.

"This started in Texas — and if North Carolina gives in, CALIFORNIA PATRIOTS WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA," he added.

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Democrats in New York have announced their intention to redistrict as well, but that effort would not be in time to affect the 2028 elections.

"There's a phrase, 'You have to fight fire with fire.' That is a true statement of how we're feeling right now," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said in August.

"And as I've said, another overused but applicable phrase, 'All's fair in love and war,'" she added. "That's why I'm exploring with our leaders every option to redraw our state congressional lines as soon as possible."

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North Carolina Democrats call on one of their own to resign after teen rape accusations



A Democrat state representative in North Carolina has been accused of raping a teenager, prompting some in his party to demand his resignation.

On Wednesday, state Rep. Cecil Brockman, 41, was booked into Guilford County jail on four charges: two counts of statutory rape of a child between the ages of 13 and 15, a class B felony, and two counts of indecent liberties with a child, a class F felony.

'The profound seriousness of these criminal charges makes it impossible for him to effectively represent his community.'

Court documents allege that on August 15, Brockman "unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did engage in a sexual act with" and "did commit and attempt to commit lewd and lascivious act upon the body of" a 15-year-old victim. Whether the alleged victim is male or female is unclear.

Court documents further claim that Brockman has attempted to make contact with the alleged victim, even going so far as "attempting to locate the juvenile in the hospital" and "attempting to use his status" as a state lawmaker "to gain information" about the victim's whereabouts.

Brockman was not given bail upon his arrest. He is scheduled to appear in court again on Thursday afternoon.

A spokesperson from Brockman's legislative office declined a request for comment from Blaze News.

Since his arrest, high-profile members of his party from around the state have already called for his resignation.

"The profound seriousness of these criminal charges makes it impossible for him to effectively represent his community," the North Carolina Democratic Party said in a statement, according to WRAL.

House Minority Leader Robert Reives (D-Chatham) hedged a bit, saying that if the allegations are proven true, then they "would disqualify him from public office." But Reives said first, "It is important to let the legal process unfold."

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The calls for Brockman to resign stand in stark contrast to the heated political situation in Virginia, where Democrats around the state have stood by Jay Jones, their candidate for attorney general, despite previous violent statements about a Republican colleague and his family.

Last week, a text conversation from 2022 resurfaced between then-House Delegate Jones and Republican House Delegate Carrie Coyner. During their exchange, Jones said:

  • in a hypothetical scenario in which he has two bullets and must choose whether to kill then-Speaker Todd Gilbert (R), Adolf Hitler, or Pol Pot, "Gilbert gets two bullets to the head."
  • "Put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time."
  • Gilbert's two kids are "little fascists" who should die so that "evil" Gilbert will change his mind on some political issues.
  • if his Republican colleagues should die before he does, he would "go to their funerals to piss on their graves."
Jones never denied the authenticity of the texts and instead initially blamed his Republican opponent, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, for the shock and outrage that followed their release. Within hours though, Jones issued a second statement, taking "full responsibility for [his] actions" and extending his "deepest apology to Speaker Gilbert and his family."
The texts were so vile that even MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said on Monday that Jones "should probably be forced to withdraw from the race. And 'probably' is doing a lot there."
But thus far, no high-profile Virginia Democrat has called on Jones to drop out.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger — whose recent X posts have been heavily ratioed, signaling serious social media outrage — condemned the texts but stopped short of calling for Jones to withdraw. In fact, the Spanberger and Jones campaigns still have joint events scheduled between now and Election Day.
About whether Jones should withdraw, U.S. Sen. Time Kaine (D-Va.) previously told Blaze News: "There is nothing that can justify these indefensible words, and they are contrary to all I've known about Jay Jones for decades. With hundreds of thousands of Virginians already having voted, it's up to Virginians to decide."
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Shortly before 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, shots rang out in Southport, North Carolina, a seaside community 50 miles east-northeast of Myrtle Beach. Video provided to Blaze News by Duncan Grey Baker shows law enforcement saying at least three people are dead and multiple additional victims are injured. According to Baker, who is on the scene, the suspected gunman fled the scene by boat, and the Coast Guard and other law enforcement vessels are in pursuit.

According to a Facebook post by the City of Southport, a shelter-in-place order was issued at 9:53 p.m. local time. The post said the shooting took place in the Southport Yacht Basin.

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Further video shot by Baker shows victims being transported to a staging facility and the massive police presence on the scene.

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Citing a conversation with Southport City Manager Noah Saldo, the Wilmington StarNews reported that "a boat pulled up to the American Fish Company restaurant and fired into the crowd. Then the boat took off, he said. He confirmed that several people were taken to the hospital."

This is a developing story.

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