William Jeffrey Bowlin, 60, of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was shot in the chest and died on August 14, 2022. Known to friends as Jeff, he was a contractor in the Outer Banks and is described as a devoted family man. He had been protecting a family member when the shooting occurred in the gated Martin Points neighborhood.

The altercation involved Bowlin’s daughter and her then-partner, 30-year-old Shayne Michael Perry; there was loud arguing outside Bowlin’s house the night of the shooting and Bowlin went outside to check on his daughter. Bowlin was taken to Outer Banks Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Bowlin is survived by his wife, Kathrine Mears Bowlin, and children Alexis Theresa Bowlin, Olivia Katherine Bowlin, and Maxton Lee Bowlin. Anyone with information about the incident or who knew the family is asked to come forward.