CLAYTON, N.C. (WNCN) — A young man was charged with murder after police say he shot and killed his stepfather at a Clayton home Saturday afternoon.
The incident was reported as a shooting around 3:20 p.m. at 117 Verrazano Place, which is in a neighborhood off Shotwell Road near U.S. 70 business, according to a news release from Clayton town officials.
When police arrived, they found Christopher Ray Whitfield, 50, dead inside the home, the news release said.
Whitfield was killed in a shooting, officials said.
Whitfield’s wife and stepson, Shaikeem Jemeruis Parker, 19, of Garner, were also at the home, according to the news release.
Parker was charged with first-degree murder in what appears to be “a domestic issue,” the release said.
The investigation is still underway.
No other information was released.