Austin Harris, 27, of Stantonsburg, North Carolina, was shot and killed on October 11, 2021. Deputies responded about 12:30 AM to a disturbance in the 100 block of Eva’s Drive, south of Stantonsburg, and found Harris deceased on the lawn from an apparent gunshot wound.

Authorities say Harris and 53-year-old John K. Daw of Stantonsburg were arguing in the yard; the argument became a physical altercation and Daw allegedly drew a handgun and shot Harris. Daw was arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter and held in the Wayne County Detention Center on a $35,000 secured bond.

Harris’s obituary described him as kind and compassionate, and his death was said to have deeply affected his family and community. Does anyone have information about the events on Eva’s Drive that night or knew Austin personally?