Benjamin David Plyler, a 33-year-old man from Albemarle, North Carolina, was shot to death in his home on April 14, 2022. Albemarle police responded to a call in the early afternoon and found Plyler unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; Stanly County EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators from the Albemarle Police Department, assisted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Union County Sheriff’s Office, developed leads that resulted in the arrest of 32-year-old Quinton Darby Harris of Union County. Harris was charged with first-degree murder and held in Stanly County Jail without bond; his first court appearance was set for April 18, 2022. The reports state Harris shot Plyler multiple times inside the home. Motive has not been established.

Plyler was a father to a daughter, Sophia, and his funeral was held May 2, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Albemarle. Does anyone who knew Benjamin or who has information about the shooting contact investigators?