Posted on 11/09/2015 2:58:21 PM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged a man in the home invasion and shooting of a young mother inside her east Charlotte home.
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CMPD charged Reco Latur Dawkins Jr., 23, with attempted murder, felony breaking and entering and conspiracy to commit felony breaking and entering in the home invasion and shooting of 21-year-old Samantha Bunce last Tuesday.
Dawkins turned himself in to police on Saturday morning. He was interviewed by detectives and after the interview he was taken into custody.
His first court appearance is Tuesday.
A close friend of Bunce who visited her in the hospital over the weekend said her recovery is going well.
The day after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police announced an arrest in the break-in and shooting of a young mother at her home in northeast Charlotte, neighbors said the community is still on edge.
"We're still freaking out about what happened," said a neighbor who did not want to be identified.
He said he learned about the arrest of Dawkins around noon Sunday.
A man who came to the door at the address he gave court officials said he did not know where Dawkins had been the week before.
Dawkins has two convictions for breaking and entering, in 2009 and 2011.
Police are still looking for a second person in the attack who has not yet been identified.
Bunce's husband told Eyewitness News on Monday that she has her ups and downs and is still facing a long road to recovery.
After visiting her in the hospital Saturday, her neighbor said he has no doubt she will make it.
"She's doing fantastic. She's a warrior. She's still beat up but she'll make it out," he said. Soldier improving in hospital after home-invasion shooting
A community is rallying around a young mother who was shot inside her home in east Charlotte.
Semantha Bunce, 21, remains at Carolinas Medical Center with serious injuries caused by at least two gunshot wounds.
Bunce was shot by intruders who kicked in the front door to her home on Matlea Court Tuesday morning, police said. Those responsible remain on the loose.
On Wednesday, family members shared pictures of the mother and her family, including the couple's 4-month-old son.
Bunce was feeding the baby when the assailants forced their way into the home.
Bunce met the intruders at her bedroom door and when the men opened fire on her in the stairwell area, she fired back, her husband said.
"I think it was a shock to the intruders just as much as it was to her," said Paul Bunce, her husband.
Paul told Channel 9 his wife is a combat medic with the National Guard. He believes her training allowed her to stay mentally focused and calm during what was a fight for her life.
"They've got a long journey," said one neighbor outside the Bunce family's home.
Since the shooting, neighbors have embraced the family. Many stopped by the house and offered their thoughts and prayers for a mother who risked it all to protect her own.
Family members said Semantha will need at least one more surgery.
"The victim, she made it through surgery and she seems to be doing alright," Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Capt. Chuck Henson said.
Henson said they've added extra patrols in the neighborhood.
"It's a big shock to find something going on like that just a few houses down," said another neighbor who did not want to be identified.
There have been three break-ins in the neighborhood this year, but none of them led to the kind of violence involved in Tuesday's incident.
"This investigation is going full force ahead," Henson said. "They're working it very, very hard and I'm very confident that we'll have an arrest in it at some point."
Police haven't released descriptions of the intruders.
A GoFundMe account was set up for Semantha. Click here to help.
Animal doesn't cover it. Bob Grant in New York called them mutants.
“I cannot buy the girls can do anything mantra.”
Nor do I. We women can do many things. We cannot do everything, however. The same goes for men.
And why not? Why shouldn’t it happen?
You don’t have to be a tinfoil hat nut to believe that we are being scammed. That we the left and right are the same and that this sort of attack is encouraged and hoped for to make us fearful and dominated and dependent on the gubment.
Free meat for the dogs.
I’m very practical.
:)
From Jethro Tull:
She got a tongue like a viper
But she can whisper like a dove
Soft touch, like brushed velvet
Until she hits you from above
...and sometimes, she does
/Sleeping With The Dog
Reco must die. Any suggestions?
I appreciate women who understand that.
Still, I do like the song “Anything you can do, I can do better.”
“Anything you can do, I can do better.â€
I love “Annie Get Your Gun”!
this nurse had a huge patient, 500 pounds that she had to turn, position, clean, feed, etc...
when it came time for this 500 pounder to be transferred to a different hospital, FIVE burly firemen came into to move him....all men of course....but FIVE....
women are not as strong as men but somehow, we manage....
I make a perfect score every time I renew my CCL. My opponent is a target of a bad guy. If that target was shooting back at me, I suspect my score would be much lower.
I forgot to mention that a green laser on your weapon will almost assure you of a fatal hit against the bad guy. Green dot on target, and pull the trigger. Keep pulling the trigger until bad guy is down. When he is down do not, do not, do not under any circumstances put another bullet in him, that is murder and forensics will probably prove it. Try to save the bad guys life if you know how, you really do not have to “try that hard.”
Call 911, call your lawyer, tell the police you were in danger of your life, and respectfully refuse to answer any questions until your lawyer is at your side. Do exactly what your lawyer tells you to do.
If it is a good shoot you will be no billed and walk.
Still, range time enhances your chances.
Thanks for the post; ping. HOORAY Semantha. BTTT!
(be prepared)
(mega,mega sarcasm)
Nucking figgers.
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