On March 25, 2024, at about 1:30 a.m., Alexander County 911 received a report of a shooting at 295 Old Mountain Village Drive in Hiddenite, North Carolina. Officers found 33-year-old Pang Vue Yee of Newton with a single gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Authorities say the suspected murder weapon has been located, but no motive has been released.

A search warrant at the residence led to the arrest of 46-year-old Jason Henry Fidler of Hiddenite, charged with felony murder and held without bond. Eighteen-year-old Karla Breanna Freeland of Statesville was arrested March 26 and also charged with felony murder; she faces additional drug charges after officers found controlled substances and paraphernalia during processing. Thirty-five-year-old Brandon Allan Blevins of Taylorsville was later charged with felony obstruction of justice.

Born August 7, 1990, in Fresno, California, Pang Vue Yee was a father of two and is mourned by family and friends. Does anyone in the area have information about what happened that night or knew Vue Yee and can help investigators?