Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found dead in a vehicle Sunday night. Police discovered the body of 29 year old Donald Scott Young of Connelly Springs at a home on South Fork Ave. in Hickory. Authorities believe the death was the result of a confrontation that occurred on Ardmore Lane in Caldwell County’s Sawmills community a short time before the initial call. Police think Young suffered the gunshot wound while in the vehicle and was driven to an associate’s home at the South Fork Avenue residence. Investigators believe Mr. Young died in the vehicle while in transit.
Investigators are trying to locate a person of interest in the case for questioning.
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