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Jack Shafer Sr

Case from Swansboro, NC dated Jul 11, 2023

Victim Details

Jack Shafer Sr

Male

White / Caucasian

Swansboro

NC

2023-07-11

64

Jack

Shafer Sr

07/14/2026

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On July 11, 2023, 64-year-old Jack "Jackie" Shafer Sr. was found deceased in his Cedar Point residence, the victim of an apparent murder-suicide. The Carteret County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at Shafer's home on Dogwood Drive, where they discovered both Shafer and his 84-year-old roommate, Michael Lyle Bowling, dead from gunshot wounds. Investigators believe that Bowling shot Shafer before turning the gun on himself.

Shafer was a well-known figure in his community, ...
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  • Obituary for Jack "Jackie" Shafer, Sr. | Munden Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.
  • https://www.witn.com: Deputies say roommates dead in murder/suicide
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    The more I learn about the case of Jack Shafer and Michael Bowling, the more my heart goes out to Ja... ...Read More
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