Suspect Arrested In Catawba County Knock And Shoot Homicide

CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A Claremont man is in custody and charged with murder after shooting and killing 28-year-old Kevin Hefner in the doorway of his home.

Tony Allen Brittain II, 45, was taken into custody at his home on Englewood Street in Claremont Sunday morning around 6:40 a.m. by the Catawba County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities say Brittain went to Hefner’s residence on Old Catawba Road, knocked on the door, and shot Hefner one time in the chest when he answered the door.

Investigators have not given a motive for the shooting.