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SMITHFIELD – One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting. It happened at 151 Bear Oak Drive, off Swift Creek Road, around 9:23 p.m. Sunday.
First responders found 44-year-old Emily Christine Steinhoff of Garner dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound. According to the Johnston County Sheriff's Office, Ms. Steinhoff had taken her sister to 151 Bear Oak Drive to pick up her sister's 14-month-old child. The child had spent the weekend with his father, Dorian Thomas, who lives at the address.
During the custody exchange, authorities said Dorian Thomas produced a gun and fired a single shot, killing Emily Steinhoff.
Thomas, 50, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. He is being held without bail at the Johnston County Detention Center.
Sheriff's Capt. Jeff Caldwell said the investigation is ongoing. No further details were released.
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