In the early morning of Monday, June 1, 2026, 47-year-old Lester Earl Jones was fatally shot inside a home on Bedlington Drive NW in Concord, North Carolina after stepping in to protect his 16-year-old daughter. The dispute began about 12:40 a.m. when the teenager’s 17-year-old boyfriend, Keshaun Tirrell Degraffenreid, allegedly punched her; the confrontation escalated and Degraffenreid is accused of firing a 9mm handgun multiple times. Jones was killed and his daughter suffered serious gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital.

Police say Degraffenreid fled on foot but was found on a nearby street after a brief chase and taken into custody. He was charged as an adult with first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, misdemeanor domestic violence, resisting a public officer, and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The judge ordered him held without bond and barred from contacting the victim’s family; prosecutors said the assault had been recorded and a next court date was set for June 18.

This is a case of a father who intervened to defend his child and was killed inside his home. Does anyone in the Concord area have information about the early-morning events on Bedlington Drive NW or saw activity nearby around 12:40 a.m. on June 1?