Jerry Calvin Dale II, 26, was shot and killed during an altercation with his father on May 17, 2015, around 4 p.m. on Butterfly Lane in Dunn, North Carolina. The victim was taken to Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Law enforcement called to the scene included the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation.

Jerry Calvin Dale Sr., 47 at the time, was arrested and charged with the murder of his son and held without bond in the Sampson County jail. Authorities described the shooting as the result of a fight between the two; additional details about the nature of the altercation were not immediately available. The case drew attention because the suspect and victim were father and son.

If anyone has information about the events on Butterfly Lane that afternoon, please come forward.