Dawayne Ray Fry II, 24, of Hickory, North Carolina, was shot and later died at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte on February 21, 2015. He was found suffering from a gunshot wound after deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of US Highway 70 East in Valdese. Born August 12, 1990, in Catawba County, he was the son of Dawayne Ray Fry Sr. and Helen Diane Forth.

The Burke County Sheriff’s Office investigated the shooting. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Dawayne and can help investigators, please come forward.