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SCOOP: Cleveland County Deletes Online References to Deputy Charged With Murder

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Nov 08, 2025
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By Annie Dance | Cops & Congress

Cleveland County deputy charged with murder in domestic violence shooting,  officials say
Mitchell Hilton (Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office)

SHELBY, N.C. — A Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office deputy and school resource officer has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found shot to death Thursday night inside a Shelby apartment.

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