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2 arrested in possible 'act of revenge' shooting outside apartment

A man who survived a drive-by shooting in Parramore that killed a community activist and mother was arrested Friday, along with another man, for a shooting that deputies called an act of revenge, authorities said.
Wednesday’s shooting happened at the Bala Sands apartment complex. 

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Authorities said that shooting could be tied to the April 16 drive-by shooting that killed Gino Nicholas and Tanya Skeen.
According to an incident report, Eric Griffin and Daquan Lundy waited at the Bala Sands complex for Treavor Glover to arrive and then shot him in the forehead.
Glover survived.
Nicholas’ godfather, Ezzell Harris, said his godson worked to end the violence in the community.  Harris said he links some of the violence to gangs.
“We have to say, enough is enough,” said Harris.
Nicholas was laid to rest over the weekend, while his closet friend, Griffin, sat in jail.
“He was the closest friend that Gino had,” said Harris.  
Griffin and Lundy were charged with attempted murder.
Authorities said Griffin fired four rounds at close range, with one round striking Glover’s forehead.
The report said, “Lundy fired an unknown amount of rounds at Mr. Glover as he was running,” and that "their intent was to kill him as retaliation for the shooting."
Glover said he was not involved in the drive-by shooting that killed Nicholas. 

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Harris said Nicholas worked to improve Parramore, and spent his final days working with troubled youth to keep them away from the gangs.
"For them to take the law into their own hand; this just goes opposite of what Gino stood for," Harris said.

Authorities said Griffin, Lundy and Glover had a confrontation just days before the shooting.

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