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Son charged with father's murder after shooting in Benson home

A son has been charged with murder after his father died in a shooting inside a home in Benson.
Posted 2024-03-30T00:03:49+00:00 - Updated 2024-03-31T15:12:07+00:00
Son charged for father's death after shooting in Johnston County

A son has been charged with murder after his father died in a shooting inside a home in Benson.

Kenneth Jake Dawson, 20, was arrested.

Deputies responded to the shooting at 6:45 p.m. Friday. Deputies found a man who had been shot to death when they arrived at the home along North Carolina Highway 242 near Railroad Road, according to the sheriff's office.

The Johnston County Sheriff's Office said there is no threat to the community after one person died in a Friday shooting. Another person is detained, the sheriff's office said.
The Johnston County Sheriff's Office said there is no threat to the community after one person died in a Friday shooting. Another person is detained, the sheriff's office said.

The sheriff's office said one person was detained at the time.

Broadcastify radio traffic captured updates from a dispatcher to Johnston County sheriff's deputies on Friday evening.

"A woman [is] advising that her husband has been shot, and they're doing CPR now," the dispatcher said.

"It looks like the son has shot the father six times," the dispatcher said. "[She] said that the son is outside at this time."

Dawson is due to appear in court on Monday. It's unclear what led Dawson to shoot his father.

The investigation is ongoing.

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