Man charged with murder of 16-year-old girlfriend in Warren County

NORLINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his teenage girlfriend, the Warren County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

Deputies responded about 4:30 a.m. Saturday to the 300 block of Collins Road in Norlina for a shooting call.

They found 16-year-old Sulyrica Evans with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

After an investigation, the sheriff's office arrested Desmond Hargrove, 24, around noon Tuesday.

The sheriff's office called the shooting a domestic incident.

On an online fundraising page, Sulyrica's family described her as a "bright light that was full of love, laughter, and a spirit that touched everyone she met."

Hargrove was taken into custody without incident and was being held without bond.

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