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One dead in early-morning shooting

A death investigation is underway from the sheriff’s office after a shooting took place in Castle Hayne during early morning hours. (Port City Daily/File)

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A death investigation is underway from the sheriff’s office after a shooting took place in Castle Hayne during early morning hours of Dec. 3.

Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots fired call at 41 Stoney Road just before 2 am. Upon arrival they found 31-year-old Don’Tae Nixon at his residence, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.

Detectives are investigating the incident. Any information the public may have can be referred to the Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 910-798-4260.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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