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One Killed, Another Injured in Shooting at Eden Inn; Virginia Man Charged

Tim Blanks of Bassett, Virginia was taken into custody by the Henry County Sheriff's Office.

EDEN, N.C. — Eden Police are investigating after a deadly shooting killed a man and injured a woman at the Eden Inn on Van Buren Road Sunday night.

Police responded to a call about shots being fired into a vehicle just after 8:30. They arrived and found Brandon James Rose dead from a gunshot wound. Meghann Rose McKinney was also shot and injured.

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37-year-old Tim Blanks of Bassett, Virginia was taken into custody by the Henry County Sheriff's Office. Blanks was charged with one count of First Degree Murder and one count of Attempted Murder. He's being held at the Henry County jail awaiting extradition back to North Carolina.

Police say Rose, 34, and McKinney, 38, both carry Reidsville addresses. McKinney's condition is unknown at this time.

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