Damon Christopher Dry, 54, was found shot to death on January 6, 2017, in the front yard of a home at 175 Snider Kines Road in Linwood, North Carolina. The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting and discovered Dry’s body at the scene. Born June 18, 1967, in Lexington, North Carolina, he worked as a finish carpenter and for Thomas Built Buses in High Point. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and golf.

Matthew Benner, 44, was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree murder. Benner was held in the Davidson County Jail without bail; court proceedings resulted in a conviction and a life-without-parole sentence, which the North Carolina Court of Appeals later upheld. Dry is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Rogers Dry Murdock Rogers, and his daughter, Makayla Camile Dry, both of Lexington.

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