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North Carolina mother grieves loss of 4-year-old son shot, killed in his sleep

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A stunned Charlotte family is grieving the sudden loss of their 4-year-old boy. Caleb Flax died Sunday after being shot while sleeping in his bed in north Charlotte. "He was a light, any room he walked in," said Bryanna Flax, Caleb's mother.

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  1. FOX 46 Charlotte

    'He was a light': Mother grieves the loss of 4-year-old shot and killed while sleeping in north Charlotte (opens FOX 46 Charlotte)

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    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A stunned Charlotte family is grieving the sudden loss of their 4-year-old boy. Caleb Flax died Sunday after being shot while sleeping in his bed in north Charlotte. "He was a light, any room he walked in," said Bryanna Flax, Caleb's mother.

  2. FOX8 WGHP

    North Carolina mother grieves loss of 4-year-old son shot, killed in his sleep (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A stunned Charlotte family is grieving the sudden loss of their 4-year-old boy. Caleb Flax died Sunday after being shot while sleeping in his bed in north Charlotte. "He was a light, any room he walked in," said Bryanna Flax, Caleb's mother.

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