WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — The Wilkes County sheriff’s office is investigating after a man died Sunday following a shooting.
Deputies are investigating after a disturbance call on Highland Place in Roaring River.
Investigators said after arriving they found 44-year-old Dwight Kelly Payne of Boomer with a gunshot wound.
Deputies said Payne died from his injuries.
Investigators have accused 38-year-old Rachel Leigh Bentley of Roaring River in relation to the crime, according to officials.
Deputies said Bentley is in the Wilkes County Jail without bond.
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