Celebratory New Year's gunfire seriously wounds UNC student at First Night Raleigh

Posted Jan 2, 2019
A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student was struck by a bullet early Tuesday during the WRAL First Night Raleigh celebration downtown. Allyson Cole said she and her roommate, 22-year-old Kaitlyn Kong, watched the Acorn Drop at midnight and were listening to music when Kong suddenly dropped her phone and grabbed both her chest and her friend. (WRAL.com)

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