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Arrest made following deadly shooting in Western North Carolina

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21 year old Dillard Thomas Hooper
Haywood County Detention Center

A Western North Carolina man is behind bars after a deadly shooting there, earlier this week. The Waynesville Police Department responded around 830 PM Monday night to a reported shooting at a home along Allens Creek Road.

Upon arrival, officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body. Officer tried to perform life saving measures, but were unsuccessful.


The deceased has now been identified as 45 year old, Jason Abram Caldwell. Police say 21 year old, Dillard Thomas Hooper was then charged in connection to the shooting.

Hooper is being held in the Haywood County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.