A late-night argument outside a bar in Dunn escalated into deadly gunfire on August 2, 2026. Around 1:30 a.m. in the parking lot of The 601 Bar, formerly The Corner Bar, witnesses and investigators say a verbal dispute that began as the establishment was closing turned physical and then into a barrage of shots. More than 30 spent shell casings were recovered at the scene.

Thirty-six-year-old Jarvis Elliott of Erwin and Travis Williams of Dunn were both found with fatal gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were wounded: a woman from Coats shot in the back and a man from Dunn with a graze wound; both reached a hospital in private vehicles. The Dunn Police Department, aided by the State Bureau of Investigation and Alcohol Law Enforcement, has been reviewing surveillance and interviewing witnesses.

On August 11, 2026, police arrested Keason Kindale Stocks, 32, of Coats, in connection with the double homicide; the investigation remains active and further details about charges and motive have not been released. Did anyone see activity around The 601 Bar that night or have information that could help the investigation?