Nathan McKinnies, 54, a male of Black/African American ethnicity, was found mortally wounded late the night of September 22, 2025, after police were dispatched to the 700 block of Clark Street in Chadbourn, North Carolina. Chadbourn’s mayor said officers arrived just before 11:30 p.m. in response to a 911 call reporting gunfire; two men were discovered with gunshot wounds, and Nathan McKinnies, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities described the episode as a domestic confrontation involving a stepson and his stepfather inside a residence on Clark Street. The other man in the home—identified by officials as the stepson—sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was transported in critical condition to Novant Health in Wilmington, while investigators began processing the scene through the night.
Public records and memorial listings corroborate the date, place, and nature of the killing. Gun Memorial records list Nathan McKinnies, 54, as lost to gun violence in Chadbourn on September 22, 2025, and link to news coverage naming him as the deceased. A corresponding incident entry in the Gun Violence Archive places the event on that date on Clark Street and flags it as domestic violence–related. Funeral home notices from a Chadbourn mortuary likewise confirm his death and hometown.
As of the most recent official updates, investigators with the Chadbourn Police Department are working with the District Attorney’s Office to review evidence and determine whether charges will be filed. No arrests had been announced, and authorities had not publicly released the surviving man’s name at that time.
