Thomas Jeffries Jr., 34, was shot inside a home on the 400 block of Poplar Street in Graham, North Carolina late on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, and later died at a hospital. Officers were dispatched just before 11 p.m.; he suffered a single gunshot wound to the abdomen and was the only person struck.

Neighbors and relatives told reporters the violence followed a family dispute that had flared that evening inside the residence shared by the victim and another man. Investigators quickly treated the case as domestic in nature and within hours identified and arrested the victim’s stepfather, 59-year-old James Thomas Daye. Daye was charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and was booked into the Alamance County Jail; bond was denied at an initial hearing and early court dates were set.

Thomas Jeffries Jr. is listed publicly as a 34-year-old Black/African American male. The shooting is recorded as occurring August 20, 2025 in Graham. If anyone knew Thomas or witnessed what happened that night, please share information that could help the case.