MIDLAND, N.C. — A Midland man is accused of shooting his stepfather to death Monday, the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Jason Allen Harkey, 45, was charged with second-degree murder.
Deputies arrived at a home at 14045 Hopewell Church Road and found Arthur Thompson, 71, who had been shot.
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Emergency medical services could not save Thompson, and he died at the scene.
The deadly shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute between the two men.
Harkey is in custody under no bond at the Cabarrus County Detention Center.
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