One person is dead and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in Western North Carolina, Thursday. The McDowell County Sheriff's Office says that the shooting happened around noon on Fairview Road in Marion.
The victim was transported to an area hospital, where they later died. The suspect, 38 year old, Jeffrey Allen Higgins was then arrested and is charged with murder.
Higgins is being held without bond in McDowell County. The identity of the victim has not been released, as of the time of this report.