Chuck Ellis Williams, 45, of Manteo, North Carolina, died after being shot on the evening of December 16, 2019. Deputies from the Dare County Sheriff’s Office and Manteo Police Department responded around 7:05 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 600 block of Vista Lake Drive. Williams was found with a bullet wound to the stomach, taken to Outer Banks Hospital, and later died of his injuries.

A man identified as Timothy Lee Sauls, whose address is also listed in the 600 block of Vista Lake Drive, was at the scene and was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; he was held without bond. Authorities have not disclosed the relationship between Sauls and Williams or other circumstances of the shooting. The Criminal Investigation Division is handling the case.

Williams was born April 9, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and described as a husband, father, and member of a large family who enjoyed fishing, travel and adventures. If anyone knew Chuck or has information about what happened that night, contact the investigating agency.