{"id":2391,"date":"2026-06-29T22:36:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:36:34","slug":"man-shot-someone-near-sc-hiking-trail-then-killed-his-mom-in-waxhaw-nc-sheriff-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2391","title":{"rendered":"Man shot someone near SC hiking trail, then killed his mom in Waxhaw, NC sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A killing in Waxhaw, North Carolina, and a shooting 25 miles south near the Great Falls Rail Trail in South Carolina are linked, according to investigators.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2390\">\u2018He\u2019s not a serial killer,\u2019 Harpootlian tells new Murdaugh judge, who shows her stuff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Slava Pak, 32, of Waxhaw, is suspected in both shootings, and the victim who died is his mother, the Union County Sheriff\u2019s Office says.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Her body was discovered around 5 p.m. Sunday, after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police requested a welfare check at a home on Mini Ranch Road in Waxhaw, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department advised deputies that a male identified as Slava Pak had walked into one of their facilities and stated that he had committed a crime and wanted to turn himself in,\u201d the Union County Sheriff\u2019s Office reported in a June 29 news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon arriving at the residence, deputies &#8230; located an adult female, later identified as Larisa Pak, deceased with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2388\">Inmate takeover ends as SBI regains control of jail in eastern NC, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Deputies were still processing the crime scene when they learned Slava Pak was also the suspect in shooting that occurred around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, near the Great Falls Rail Trail Access in Chester County, S.C., officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>One person was shot and taken to a hospital, Chester County officials said. The identity of the person has not been released.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Slava Pak has been charged with murder in his mother\u2019s death, and attempted murder in connection with the shooting in Great Falls, officials said. 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