Police search for man after double shooting in Ahoskie

AHOSKIE, NC (WITN) – Police in an eastern North Carolina city are searching for a man who shot and killed two people Wednesday night.

Police say they were called to the 300 block of West Church Street in Ahoskie around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening after receiving a call about a shooting. When they arrived, officers found two people shot.

One of the people injured in the shooting was treated at ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie, the other was taken to Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia for further treatment.

According to Ahoskie Police, the man being sought is 20-year-old Maurice Baum Jr. of Elizabeth City.

Baum was charged with burglary with intent to terrorize and two counts of attempted premeditated murder.

Ahoskie Police are asking anyone with information about this shooting or Baum's whereabouts to call Detective Tyler Burden at 252-332-5011.

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