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Manhunt for Murder Suspect Following Gruesome Crimes
10/30/2025
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- A manhunt is underway in Eastern North Carolina for Dominic Connelly, 24, accused of murdering his grandmother Patricia Lopedote and setting her house on fire on October 25.
- Connelly is also wanted for stabbing a deputy during an attempted arrest at a Bojangles restaurant on October 29.
- He faces murder, attempted first-degree murder, and felony assault on a law enforcement officer.
