N. Carolina shooting stirs interest in S. Carolina serial killings

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Police: 'We believe a killer is off the streets'
Police say suspect in South Carolina serial killings is dead
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"We believe a killer is off the streets," official says

North Carolina authorities shoot suspect after he confronts police

Weapon found on man matches gun used in South Carolina killings

Killer has slain five people in Gaffney, South Carolina, area, police say

N. Carolina shooting stirs interest in S. Carolina serial killings
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North Carolina police say no confirmed link between robbery, South Carolina killings

Video of North Carolina crime site shows car similar to one sought in serial killings

North Carolina authorities say "evidence" prompted call to South Carolina police

Killer has slain five people in Gaffney, South Carolina, area, police say



DALLAS, North Carolina (CNN) -- Police in Gaston County, North Carolina, shot and killed a suspect during a possible robbery early Monday, then called in police from South Carolina who have been chasing a serial killer.


Police say the murder scenes are linked and they are searching for a man resembling this sketch.

There was "evidence in regard to the man that was shot," said Capt. Joe Ramey of the Gaston County Police Department.

He did not give specifics, and he said he could not state for certain that the suspect had a link to the serial killer case.
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