Robinson’s former chief of staff shot on New Year’s Eve

RALEIGH — The chief of staff for former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was struck in the neck by stray gunfire as she was leaving a New Year’s Eve church service in Winston-Salem.

Krishana Polite, the first black woman to hold the chief of staff position, was reportedly hit by celebratory gunfire in the area.

She was assisted by bystanders before being transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, where she was treated for the wound and discharged 24 hours later. Further tests are being conducted to assess potential nerve damage…

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