Andrew Tyler Davis, 39, was shot dead in his Carolina Beach home on the morning of November 29, 2025. Officers who answered a midnight call to a residence in the 700 block of Harper Avenue found him with fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators identified the suspect as the victim’s father, Robert Strauss Davis. Court filings say the confrontation began late Friday night or early Saturday morning when the father allegedly took a firearm that belonged to his sister, who also lived in the house, and confronted Andrew while he was playing video games. Prosecutors charged Robert Davis with second-degree murder and he was booked into the New Hanover County Detention Center without bond.

Family members attended the defendant’s first court appearance and described Andrew as friendly and fun-loving. The next court date was set for mid-December. Does anyone have information about the family, the 700 block of Harper Avenue, or what led up to that night?