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Zane Hughes

Case from Kill Devil Hills, NC dated Jul 31, 2025

Victim Details

Zane Hughes

Male

Black / African American

Kill Devil Hills

NC

2025-07-31

19

Zane

Hughes

06/29/2026

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Zane Thomas Hughes, 19, male, Black/African American, was shot and killed on the afternoon of July 31, 2025, in the parking lot of the Avalon Fishing Pier along North Virginia Dare Trail in Kill Devil Hills. Police said 911 calls about shots fired came in at 2:37 p.m., and officers arrived within minutes to find 19-year-old Zane Hughes dead at the scene; a second teenager, a 15-year-old visitor, was gravely wounded and flown to Norfolk for treatment. Authorities publicly identified Zane Thomas H ...
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  • https://www.witn.com: Police release name of Avalon Pier shooting victim, 16-year-old suspect charged with murder
  • News 3 WTKR Norfolk: 2 families search for answers after teen killed, another injured in Avalon Fishing Pier shooting
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