Barney Montgomery Hendren, 63, of Wilkesboro, North Carolina, died on February 18, 2017, from a single gunshot wound to the chest after a domestic dispute with his younger brother, Bryan Keith Hendren, over inherited land. Bryan placed a 911 call just after 4 a.m. on the morning of February 18 stating he was going to shoot his brother. Deputies found Barney lying dead in the driveway and found Bryan waiting on the porch; Bryan cooperated with deputies and was arrested and charged with one count of murder and held at the Wilkes County Jail on $250,000 bond.

Barney was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed bow hunting, was married to Anita Redmon Hendren, and was born November 10, 1953, in Wilkes County.

Did anyone in Wilkes County know the brothers or have information about disputes over the family land?