17-year-old high school student dead after shooting in Robeson County

The Robeson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 17-year-old Purnell Swett High School student who was shot and killed Tuesday.
Posted 3/7/2024, 10:46:49 AM Updated 3/7/2024, 1:58:11 PM

FOREST. NICK PERLIN, WRAL NEWS.

>> AND FROM THE WRAL IN LIVE

CENTER, WE'RE FOLLOWING SOME

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ROBESON

COUNTY THIS MORNING. A 17

YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

HAS DIED. THE ROBERTSON COUNTY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE POSTED THIS ON

THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE SAYING ON

TUESDAY BEFORE 11 O'CLOCK, THEY

RESPONDED TO DOWN THE ROAD.

AND ROLAND, IN REFERENCE TO AN

INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD BEEN SHOT.

WHEN THEY GOT TO THE SCENE,

THAT'S WHEN THEY FOUND 17

YEAR-OLD KADEN STRICKLAND OF

PEMBROKE. THEY DID NOT MENTION

ANY SUSPECTS. HOW MANY PEOPLE

WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ALL THEY

SAID WAS THE CASE WAS UNDER

INVESTIGATION. AND ANYONE WHO

HAD ANY INFORMATION WAS ASKED

TO CALL THE ROBESON COUNTY