Kelly Michael Black, a 56-year-old white man, was shot and killed on August 5, 2018, after a road rage confrontation on Highway 421 that continued down the off-ramp to the intersection of Red White and Blue Road in Roaring River, North Carolina. He was riding with his 25-year-old son, Stephen Black, who was critically injured in the same shooting. Multiple shots were fired during the incident.

The shooter remained at the scene when deputies arrived and told investigators that Kelly Black and his son had pulled a gun on him, and that he fired in self-defense. The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are handling the case; the shooter was questioned but no arrests had been announced.

Kelly Black’s family described him as devoted to his family, strong, and humorous, and said his death left a void in the community. Does anyone have information about the events on Highway 421 or the off-ramp to Red White and Blue Road that evening?