Gregory Chase Colas, 34, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was fatally shot during a hunting incident on October 21, 2023, near Seaboard in Northampton County. The shooting occurred about 3:54 p.m. near Mt. Zion Church Road in Margarettsville, roughly six miles northeast of Seaboard along N.C. 186. Authorities found Colas dead at the scene; the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is investigating the circumstances.

Local reports indicate the shooter was another hunter and that the individual was arrested and later released on bail, though official details about the events leading up to the shooting have not been fully disclosed. Friends and community members set up a GoFundMe to help with hospital and funeral costs and to support Colas’s wife Sierra and his parents, Gregory and Jacklyn Colas. Colas is remembered by those who knew him as a devoted husband, son, brother, and friend known for his integrity and kindness.

If anyone has information about the October 21 incident or knew Gregory Colas, please share what you can with investigators.