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