James Henry Potts, 43, of Eagle Mills, North Carolina, was found shot multiple times in the side yard of his Rock Springs Road residence near Harmony on the evening of April 9, 2021. Deputies from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office rendered emergency care but pronounced him dead at the scene. He is survived by his wife Tomeka, daughter Jessica, son Jacob, and his mother Carolyn.

Witnesses identified 41-year-old relative Noah Franklin Potts as the shooter and said he fled on an all-terrain vehicle. Deputies located Noah at his Powell Bridge Road home, detained him and recovered a pistol from the ATV. Detectives executed search warrants at the scene and at Noah’s residence and charged him with one count of Felony First Degree Murder; he was being held in the Iredell County Detention Center without bond.

The investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew James, his habits, movements that evening, or witnessed events around the Rock Springs Road area on April 9, 2021, please share information with investigators.