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Stephen Robert Eley, 60, was shot and killed at his Hendersonville, North Carolina, home on November 21, 2021. The death occurred during a domestic incident at the family residence on Beaumont Drive; authorities have described the shootings as stemming from a domestic disturbance and say there was no threat to the wider community.

On the night of the killings Garrett Robert Eley, 27, called 911 and confessed to shooting his father, Stephen, and his uncle, Brian Eugene Eley, 57, with a high-powered rifle. Garrett told the dispatcher he had locked his grandparents, Patricia Ann Barker and Robert Irving Barker, in a bathroom and said he did not intend to harm them. Garrett was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree kidnapping. The 911 call referenced ongoing death threats and family conflict; investigators reported no prior domestic-disturbance calls at the residence.

Neighbors said they were devastated by the deaths. Does anyone have information about family tensions or the events leading up to November 21, 2021 that could help investigators?