Suspect wanted in fatal shooting of owner, nephew found inside day care, NC police say
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the name of a suspect.
A search has begun for a suspect linked to a shooting that left two people dead at a home day care in Kannapolis on Thursday morning, police said.
Kannapolis Police officers found the bodies of Sharon Chambers, 61, and her 46-year-old nephew Benny Sloan Jr., at the home in the 200 block of James Street shortly after 8 a.m., according to a news release.
Marlon Tyrone Anderson, 49, is being sought and warrants are in place to charge him with two counts of first-degree murder and possession of firearm by a felon, police said on Friday. No other details have been released.
Police on Thursday said the shooting was not random and appeared to be domestic in nature.
Chambers owns the day care, B&T Learning Center, and her daughter operates it, according to WSOC.
Up to 12 children attend the day care, WSOC reported. No children were in the home when the shooting happened, police said.
Family members told WSOC that Sloan was taking care of his aunt. Chambers, who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was a well-known fixture in the community who began her own ministry aimed at helping people with substance abuse issues, the family said.
“When I found out about it, I just fell to my knees and screamed out because you know that’s my best friend,” Terry Miller, a friend of Chambers, told WSOC. “And it just hurt to my heart to know that something like that would happen to her.”
Police did not provide details about a suspect or motive.
Anyone with information about Thursday’s shooting or Anderson’s whereabouts can contact the Kannapolis Police Department at 704-920-4000. To remain anonymous and qualify for a reward, contact Cabarrus Area Crime Stoppers at cabarruscrimestoppers.com/submit-a-tip/ or 704-93CRIME.
