STANLY COUNTY, N.C. — Officials are investigating after a man was found dead from what appeared to be a gunshot wound in Stanly County.
Investigators say they were called to a home on Clover Lane in the Millingport community of Stanly County just before 8:30pm on April 27th in reference to a shooting.
Upon arrival, deputies located 63-year-old Dwight Almond dead inside an exterior garage.
Almond’s wife told investigators that she heard several gunshots just before her husband was found inside their garage.
Evidence from the shooting was discovered and seized by investigators while a canvas of the neighborhood was conducted, according to a news release.
Investigators located two individuals from an adjacent property that had been target shooting just prior to Almond being found deceased. Three firearms and ammunition were seized from the two.
The investigation is continuing as evidence is being processed
