PEDRO COUNTY RESULT
Market: Charlotte
Run Mode: scheduled
Window Start UTC: 2026-10-20T05:00:00Z
Window End UTC: 2026-10-21T05:00:00Z
Window Start Local: 2026-10-20T01:00:00-04:00
Window End Local: 2026-10-21T01:00:00-04:00
Timezone: America/New_York
Elapsed Seconds: 86400
Window Semantics: [start,end)
Report Status: Complete
Coverage Level: County-wide web and direct-source recovery across all assigned counties; accepted records include in-window events and late publications allowed by v5.
Selected Locations: Mecklenburg County, NC; Cabarrus County, NC; Union County, NC; Gaston County, NC; Lincoln County, NC; Iredell County, NC; York County, SC; Lancaster County, SC

SEARCH SUMMARY
County broad queries: 8
County direct-source queries: 8
Alias queries: 3
Category passes: 5
Candidate pages opened: 10
Blocked-source recovery attempts: 1
Candidate ledger entries: 7
Validated incident count: 3
Provisional incident count: 1
Second recovery pass: Not required by minimum gate; targeted validation pass completed
Coordinate recovery: Scene-level coordinates were not published by retained sources. At least three structured lookup attempts were made per retained scene; no directly verifiable point coordinates were recovered, so Latitude and Longitude remain None.
Source gaps: Live CAD and some publisher pages were inaccessible or non-archival. Blocked-source items were retained only where v5 permitted and are explicitly marked Provisional.

CANDIDATE LEDGER
Candidates reviewed: 7; accepted: 3; rejected: 4.
Rejected candidates were outside the assigned counties, outside both event and publication windows, duplicative, or lacked enough location/source detail.

INCIDENT 1
Country: US
State: NC
Latitude: None
Longitude: None
Layer: Incident
Event Status: Open homicide investigation
Category: Violent crime
Priority: High
Confidence Score: 0.91
Verification Status: Validated
Source Role: Local news citing Gastonia Police Department
Title: Gastonia woman killed by stray bullet on back porch
Incident Type: Fatal shooting
Location: Laurel Lane
County: Gaston
City: Gastonia
Occurred At: 2026-10-19T16:30:00-04:00
Occurrence Time Basis: Police-attributed source states around 4:30 p.m. Monday
Published At: 2026-10-20T18:46:00-04:00
Incident Summary: Police said a 68-year-old woman was killed by a stray bullet while on her back porch and was not the intended target. No arrest had been announced by Tuesday afternoon.
Preparedness Relevance: Unresolved fatal gunfire affected an uninvolved resident in a residential area.
Severity: High
Source Title: Niece remembers Gastonia woman killed by stray bullet
Source URL: https://www.wbtv.com/2026/10/20/niece-remembers-gastonia-woman-killed-by-stray-bullet/
Source Notes: Late-publication inclusion; directly opened.

INCIDENT 2
Country: US
State: NC
Latitude: None
Longitude: None
Layer: Incident
Event Status: Claims under police review
Category: Public disorder and gunfire
Priority: Medium
Confidence Score: 0.63
Verification Status: Provisional
Source Role: Local news carrying attributed church claims; police had not confirmed scope
Title: Large youth gathering reportedly includes gunfire and church vandalism
Incident Type: Public disorder, suspected gunfire, and property damage
Location: Faith City Charlotte property, Huntersville
County: Mecklenburg
City: Huntersville
Occurred At: 2026-10-18
Occurrence Time Basis: Church representative stated Saturday, Oct. 18; exact time unavailable
Published At: 2026-10-20T16:54:00-04:00
Incident Summary: A church representative alleged that hundreds of youths gathered on the property, shots were fired, and windows were damaged; shell casings were reportedly found. Police had not confirmed the crowd size or allegations at publication.
Preparedness Relevance: If confirmed, the incident combines a large unmanaged gathering, possible firearms, and property damage at a community facility.
Severity: Medium
Source Title: Hundreds of young people allegedly fired shots, vandalized church property in Mecklenburg County, bishop says
Source URL: https://www.wbtv.com/2026/10/20/hundreds-young-people-allegedly-fired-shots-vandalized-church-property-mecklenburg-county-what-we-know/
Source Notes: Provisional. Source explicitly says police had not confirmed the details; all claims remain attributed to church representatives.

INCIDENT 3
Country: US
State: SC
Latitude: None
Longitude: None
Layer: Incident
Event Status: Identification investigation ongoing
Category: Death investigation
Priority: Medium
Confidence Score: 0.88
Verification Status: Validated
Source Role: Local news citing Lancaster County Sheriff and Coroner
Title: Skeletal remains found near Bear Creek Park
Incident Type: Unidentified human remains investigation
Location: Field near South Potter Road and Bear Creek Park
County: Lancaster
City: Lancaster
Occurred At: 2026-10-17
Occurrence Time Basis: Discovery date stated by sheriff-attributed source; exact time unavailable
Published At: 2026-10-20T17:52:00-04:00
Incident Summary: Skeletal remains, believed to be an adult man, were found in a field with a duffle bag nearby. Investigators said the remains may have been there between one and five years and had found no current evidence of foul play.
Preparedness Relevance: Unidentified-remains investigation may connect to a missing-person case and requires forensic and interagency follow-up.
Severity: Medium
Source Title: Human remains found in Lancaster County over weekend: What we know
Source URL: https://www.wbtv.com/2026/10/20/human-remains-found-lancaster-county-over-weekend-what-we-know/
Source Notes: Late-publication inclusion; directly opened.

END COUNTY RESULT