The Iredell County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting death of a 37-year-old man at a home between Mooresville and Troutman.
Samuel Bronson Foote, 37, of Statesville was found dead inside a car near a residence on Stallings Lane,a short dead end road off U.S. 21/N.C. 115, south of Exit 42 off Interstate 77, around 11:30 p.m. Monday.
Michael Eugene Marley, 48, of Stallings Lane, Mooresville was charged with murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. He made an initial appearance in Iredell County District Court Tuesday morning and was ordered held without bond.
Capt. Darren Campbell said the shooting resulted from a confrontation between Foote and Marley. A rifle, believed to be the weapon used, was recovered from Marley's Stallings Lane home, Campbell said.
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