A mother and daughter are dead and a 28-year-old North Carolina man is being charged with two counts of murder following a police chase on Saturday morning, according to the Greensboro Police Department.
At around 12:44 a.m. on Saturday, officers came to the 3000 block of Lawndale Drive after getting a report of a shooting.
At the scene, police found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. Their injuries were life-threatening.
Investigators have identified the victims as 41-year-old Ivy Gray and 22-year-old Kaile McLean. Both would later die as a result of their injuries and a homicide investigation was launched.
Police said Gray and McLean are mother and daughter.
Witnesses gave officers a description of the suspect and his vehicle. A responding officer spotted a vehicle matching the description in the area of Cone Boulevard and Church Street and attempted to pull the driver over.
Investigators say that the suspect, 28-year-old Justin Montrell Lyons refused to pull over and drove away and a chase began.
Lyons eventually lost control of his vehicle, striking a utility pole in the area of Yanceyville Street and Yadkin Road bringing the chase to an end. He was taken into custody and to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries from the crash.
Lyons is being charged with two counts of first-degree murder and police said that additional charges could come in the future.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.
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