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Charlotte repeat offender charged with killing man hours after release on bond

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A convicted killer allegedly shot two men, killing one, less than two hours after he was released from a North Carolina jail on bond last week, a stunning timeline that is raising fresh questions about why the repeat violent offender was free in the first place. David Simpson, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and possession of a firearm by a felon in the July 29 shooting at an east Charlotte apartment complex. A Mecklenburg County judge on Friday ordered that he be held without bond. Court records obtained by WCNC show Simpson was released from the Mecklenburg County Jail at 12:20 a.m. after posting a $10,000 bond on an unrelated charge of possession of a we

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One year after Iryna Zarutska's murder, violent crimes fuel North Carolina public safety debate

Chet Effler says repeat offending and bail policies have left communities and officers at risk as his union endorses Michael Whatley. A year after Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte light-rail train, a…

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One year after Iryna Zarutska's murder, violent crimes fuel North Carolina public safety debate

Chet Effler says repeat offending and bail policies have left communities and officers at risk as his union endorses Michael Whatley. A year after Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte…

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Charlotte repeat offender charged with killing man hours after release on bond

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A convicted killer allegedly shot two men, killing one, less than two hours after he was released from a North Carolina jail on bond last…

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