By Associated Press - Monday, May 7, 2018

KINSTON, N.C. (AP) - Police are investigating a shooting that killed a 27-year-old North Carolina man.

Authorities tell local media they were called to a home at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday. They found Anthony Dove of Kinston suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest.

Officials say Dove was taken to a hospital, where he later died.



Police have charged 66-year-old John Simmons with murder in the shooting. They say the men had both been attending a party at the home where the shooting happened but haven’t said what caused the dispute between then.

It wasn’t known if Simmons had an attorney.

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