Man found dead in house fire linked to Proud Boys, protests at NC State

Property records show that Chadwick Seagraves owned the two-story home at 160 Foxglove Drive.

Seagraves was the same man who became the subject of protests at North Carolina State University after his far-right views were shared on social media.

Seagraves, who works in the university's information technology department, drew attention last year for his support for the far-right Proud Boys, including an online video in which he introduces a former white supremacist movement leader in Chapel Hill in 2017 during the “Silent Sam” protests.

On Monday, the burned out house had become a magnet for onlookers.

"People are just standing outside his house taking pictures, and it's just heartbreaking how people just want to stare at someone else's tragedy," a neighbor said.

Neighbors described him as sweet and kind.

"He was always very helpful. It's a very sad thing," one neighbor said.

Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell told WRAL News that deputies were called to the home around 5 p.m. on Saturday. Neighbors reported seeing a man outside with a gun before the fire. When deputies arrived, the man went back inside, and a short time later the fire started, they said.

Fire at Johnston County home began as domestic dispute says sheriff

"From a distance, you could hear what sounded probably like loose ammo or whatever going off from the fire," a neighbor told WRAL News.