Would-Be Burglar Picked The Wrong North Carolina House To Break Into

July 24, 2026 2:07 PM ET Authorities say a would-be burglar was shot while attempting to force his way into a Gastonia, North Carolina, home.Gastonia Police said in a Wednesday Facebook post that 57-year-old Cedric Ford and his girlfriend, 47-year-old Sanja Stallings, claimed that Ford had been shot at an intersection in a July 12 911 call. However, technology quickly disproved the couple’s claims that Ford had been attacked in a drive-by shooting after an investigation led cops to a home at a different location. (RELATED: Watch Home Invaders Meet Armed Occupant. It Doesn’t End Well For Them.)“Detectives utilized Flock Safety’s Audio Detection system, which identified the sound of a gunshot at approximately 7:14 a.m. within roughly 100 feet of the Ware Avenue address that had reported the