Mark Anthony Hamm, 50, died from an apparent gunshot wound on the morning of November 6, 2014, in Laurel Springs, North Carolina. He was found by responding officers after calls to the scene around 8:30 a.m. He was born June 23, 1964, in Franklin County, Ohio, and is survived by his wife Michele Hamm and other family; he was preceded in death by his daughter Meghan Leigh Hamm.

The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into the shooting. Jeffery O’Connor, 66, was arrested and charged with murder and held at the Alleghany County Detention Center without bond. Authorities were investigating motive and any connection between Hamm and O’Connor.

If anyone knew Mark Hamm, his routines, or had information about his relationship with Jeffery O’Connor, please share what is known.