Crime
Jeffery Guida killed after road rage shooting in Catawba County, suspect Terrell Giddens arrested
The victim’s vehicle was occupied at that time by his three children, ages thirteen, eleven and two. Those victims were not injured.
UPDATE: The homicide victim in this case has been identified as Jeffery Michael Guida.
Guida’s next of kin have been notified.
The identities of the three victims of Attempted First Degree Murder will not be released due to their ages.
Guida was 40 years old at the time of his death.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
On Saturday, 10/12/2024 at 4:53 p.m. deputies with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting at the intersection of Island Point Rd and North View Harbour Dr.
When deputies arrived they discovered an adult male deceased from what appeared to be gunshot wounds.
Eyewitnesses informed deputies that another man shot the victim after both stopped and exited their vehicles.
Eyewitnesses also reported that the shooter fired multiple rounds into the victim’s vehicle during this incident.
The victim’s vehicle was occupied at that time by his three children, ages thirteen, eleven and two. Those victims were not injured.
Eyewitnesses provided deputies with vehicle and suspect descriptions.
Those descriptions led deputies to a residence in the 9000 block of Island Point Rd.
At that residence deputies located and arrested Terrell Eugene Giddens.
Giddens,75, has been charged with one count of Murder and three counts of Attempted First Degree Murder.
Giddens is being held with no bond and has a first appearance in Catawba County District Court on 10/14/2024.
Birmingham, Ala. – A Birmingham man lost his life in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend on the city’s southwest side, authorities confirmed.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 31-year-old Langston Jacob Thomas.
The crash occurred at approximately 12:43 a.m. on Sunday in the 2800 block of Wilson Road S.W.
Details regarding the circumstances of the wreck have not yet been released.
Emergency medical personnel transported Thomas to UAB Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 1:19 a.m.
The Birmingham Police Department is conducting an ongoing investigation into the crash.
Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.