Fatal shooting victim identified as Boiling Spring Lakes police, SBI continue investigation

Jamey Cross, Wilmington StarNews
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Boiling Spring Lakes police are continuing to investigate a shooting that left one man dead last week.
Boiling Spring Lakes police are continuing to investigate a shooting that left one man dead last week.

Boiling Spring Lakes police and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are continuing to investigate a shooting that left one man dead last week.

According to a Friday news release from the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department, Hiram Jay Willetts, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting near Windemere and Masters drives in the evening hours of Jan. 6.

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Willetts was a resident of Boiling Spring Lakes. Police said Friday an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Earlier coverage: Police investigating Boiling Spring Lakes shooting that left one dead

Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Eric Mahoney with the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department at 910-363-0011 or emahoney@cityofbsl.org, or by calling 911.

This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Boiling Spring Lakes police: Investigation into fatal shooting ongoing