Dylan Rasmussen, 31, was shot during a roadside confrontation while riding his motorcycle along Burgaw Highway in Onslow County, North Carolina, on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Deputies say the encounter began as a traffic dispute; the other driver stopped and argued with Rasmussen before the conflict escalated. Rasmussen was found with a gunshot wound and taken to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, where he died of his injuries.

Rasmussen was known in the Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune area as a Marine and a young father. Earlier in 2025 he had been recognized for excellence as a Marine combat instructor at the School of Infantry–East. Authorities say the men did not know each other and describe the killing as the result of an isolated act of road rage. The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office arrested James Wells, 43, and charged him with second-degree murder; bond was set at $500,000.

Anyone who witnessed the confrontation on Burgaw Highway or has information about the moments leading up to the shooting is asked to come forward.