No Charges In Fatal Princeton Shooting
PRINCETON – No criminal charges will be filed against a 73 year-old man who shot and killed a Princeton-area resident during an altercation.
William Ronnie Oliver Jr., 47, died during the altercation outside his home on Progressive Church Road, around 7:25pm May 17, 2023.
Deputies arrived and located Joe Mitchell of Old Smithfield Road at the scene. Mitchell was the person who called 911 reporting the shooting. He told authorities he was in an altercation with Oliver and shot him.
Oliver was found deceased from a gunshot wound.
After investigating the fatal shooting and consulting with the Johnston County District Attorney’s Office, the sheriff’s office announced that Joe Mitchell would not face any criminal charges. A motive for the deadly altercation was not disclosed.
