Man answered door, got shot in Catawba County, deputies say

Deputies have made an arrest after a Saturday homicide in Catawba County.

Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday morning, deputies arrested Tony Allen Brittain II for allegedly killing Kevin Hefner.

The shooting happened around 6 p.m. at a home in the 4000 block of Old Catawba Road near Claremont. Deputies say they found 28-year-old Hefner with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene, officers say.

Deputies say Hefner was shot in the doorway of his home after a man had knocked on the door.

The suspect reportedly got into the passenger side of a black car and fled from the home heading south on N.C. 10, the sheriff’s office said.

This story was originally published November 5, 2017 at 7:54 PM with the headline "Man answered door, got shot in Catawba County, deputies say."