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Hickory Police Searching For Suspect In Shooting…Updated

October 22, 2020 By Richard C. Gilbert

Hickory – This morning, around 1:05 A.M., Hickory Police Officers responded to 2830 12th Avenue SE Apartment B6 in reference to reports of a 32-year-old black female, Winter Devonne Brooks being shot by her boyfriend, Andrew Lindon Paul Mungro (B/M, 34). Upon Arrival, officers found Winter Brooks lying in the floor of the residence with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. Brooks told the officers that she had been shot by Andrew Mungro. Mungro had fled the scene in a 2004 Gold Chevrolet Trailblazer NC, NC Registration: HDV-7445 prior to officers arriving. A twelve-year-old child was inside the residence at the time of the shooting, but was not injured.

Winter Brooks was transported to Catawba Valley Medical Center prior to being transferred to CMC Charlotte where she is listed in critical, but stable condition.

Andrew Lindon Paul Mungro


Warrants have been issued for Andrew Lindon Paul Mungro for one count of felony Kidnapping and Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury. Mungro was in possession of a semi-automatic handgun and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information regarding this on-going investigation is encouraged to call the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551

Update:
At approximately 12:30 P.M. Andrew Lindon Paul Mungro was taken into custody by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after a deputy conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle he was driving. He is currently being held in the Catawba County Jail under a “No Bond”.

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