CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Authorities arrested and charged a person on Tuesday in connection with a mass shooting that was reported at a house party in Catawba County over the weekend.

Garon Killian, 20, was taken into custody on Tuesday, June 3 in connection with a June 1 mass shooting that left one man dead and 11 other people injured, the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office reported. Killian, of Lenoir, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder.

The man killed was also identified as a Lenoir resident.

Killian was scheduled to appear in court and be arraigned on Wednesday, June 4. Investigators were expected to hold a press conference at around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday to share an update on the case.

Click here to watch the press conference on Wednesday.

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