Kenneth Lee Potter
According to a press release, Deputies with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:40 p.m. Saturday to a reported shooting at a residence in the 7800 block of River Rock Road in Hickory. A caller told dispatchers there had been a fight and believed someone had been shot.
When Deputies arrived, they found an adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. Despite life-saving efforts, the victim died at the scene.
Burke County Criminal Investigations Division Detectives conducted an investigation and obtained a warrant charging 40-year-old Kenneth Lee Potter of Hickory with murder.
Potter was taken into custody without incident and is being held without bond. He is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday.
Authorities have not released the victim’s identity pending notification of next of kin.