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Robert Louis Singletary, 24, who remains on the run after shooting Kinsley White and her parents, Ashley Hilderbrand and William White, on Tuesday, had a previous run-in with the law in a December domestic violence case.

The man accused of shooting a 6-year-old North Carolina girl and her parents after a basketball rolled across their yard was previously arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend with a mini-sledgehammer.

Gastonia police said they received a call from a 21-year-old woman who accused Singletary of hitting her on the back of the head with a mini-hammer inside her apartment on December 2.

Victim

The victim, whose identity was not released publicly, said she became disoriented after the brutal blow to her, which left her head bleeding profusely.

She claimed that Singletary refused to let her leave her apartment for two hours and demanded that she first clean up all evidence of the alleged assault.

After cleaning up the mess, he said, he was allowed to leave and immediately drove to the hospital and called 911.

Singletary was arrested on December 7 and charged with assault with intent to inflict serious bodily injury, kidnapping, and communication of threats.

Gastonia police said they received a call from a woman who accused Singletary of hitting her in the back of the head with a mini sledgehammer inside her apartment on December 2.
Although police records indicate that he was being held on $250,000 secured bond, it is unclear if and when he posted bail.

Police said they were able to collect evidence of the robbery from his apartment, including the mini sledgehammer he allegedly used to beat the victim.

The Gaston County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on this case.

Arrested

Singletary had also been arrested for an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury charge on Halloween 2016, according to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.

He was convicted in neighboring Mecklenburg County the following year and released from prison on September 15, 2020.

Police were searching for Singletary as of Thursday afternoon after he allegedly fired at a group of kids playing basketball in his neighborhood, including Kinsley, who was struck by a bullet fragment on her cheek.

Her father, William White, who covered for her, was also beaten and hospitalized, police said.

Singletary has been charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, the court said. gaston county police

The department is seeking the public’s help in locating and arresting the fugitive and is offering a $1,000 reward.