Police: Cause of Maddox Ritch’s death unknown, could take “weeks or even months”
Gastonia — Three weeks after a 6-year-old special needs boy was found in a creek bed outside Rankin Lake Park, police are still looking for answers to Maddox Ritch’s death. Maddox, who had autism and didn’t speak, was found in Long Creek on Sept. 27, six days after his father reported him missing at the Gastonia park. Gastonia Police said Thursday they’re still trying to figure out how he ended up where he was found and what […]
