A domestic dispute in Como, North Carolina, ended in a fatal shooting on the evening of August 8, 2026. Twenty-four-year-old Zaquan Dotson of Boykin, Virginia, was found with gunshot wounds at a residence on Bowles Place after the Hertford County Sheriff’s Office received calls about a family argument and then a shooting. Zaquan was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the initial call came from Zaquan’s brother, Quazae Dotson, who is a deputy with the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office and was off-duty at the time. Deputies detained Quazae at the scene for questioning; as of the days immediately after the incident no formal charges had been filed. Their mother, Jaquetta Dotson, was injured in the dispute and treated at a local hospital before being released.

The Hertford County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation; the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office placed Quazae on paid administrative leave. Does anyone have information about the family or what happened that evening that could help the investigation?