{"id":135996,"date":"2025-10-09T17:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T21:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thencbeat.com\/?p=135996"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T21:26:32","slug":"man-killed-after-assaulting-grandmother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/north-carolina-news\/man-killed-after-assaulting-grandmother\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Man Killed After Assaulting Suspect\u2019s Grandmother, Shooter Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"9c496952-0f10-4309-afe2-c25ecd199c08\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-14\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9e90fcd2-98dd-4daa-835d-bc758e3f28c2\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<h2 data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"265\"><strong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"189\">Man Killed After Assaulting a suspect&#8217;s Grandmother in NC<\/strong>, according to authorities, in what they believe was a retaliation shooting.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"453\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A man who had just finished serving a federal sentence earlier this year is now back behind bars, accused of killing a man in what authorities are calling &#8220;retaliation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"693\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ncsbi\/posts\/pfbid0X28Km53v2X13LBEjdJ9aaJsX3y6UsKpnpR9KqogTDC6w9jchXqMGfGSFymWRC6g9l\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 36-year-old <em><strong>Marcus Antwan Wiley<\/strong><\/em> was arrested <em>Thursday, October 9, 2025,<\/em> by the <em><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Onslow County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/span> SWAT team.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"693\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fonslowsheriff%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02zUxNVkxgsFBCF8JTkyMCnDoG3wM9sYsUHJxK1ziQNAFxsZAGswBrm7RntsRCanYhl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"661\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"825\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Investigators say the shooting happened around 2:00 a.m., October 2, in <em>Wilson County<\/em>, leaving 37-year-old<strong data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"817\"> Brandon Mandrell Murphy<\/strong> dead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"825\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Deputies located <em>Murphy&#8217;s<\/em> body on Main Street, between Parker and Anderson streets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"825\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A fight broke out between the two men before the shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"1038\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wilson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/span> <\/em>says they believe the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilsontimes.com\/news\/elm-city-man-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-brandon-murphy-b6ecf8fc?fbclid=IwY2xjawNU7ZFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuzgfSAz_NsgMf-5vDyXbeSY5hzHMHcpcTXXnCSIMntYHp3YgyIN06QRURa8_aem_B3DtnHJ3X-ErNrP5u1wLpw\">shooting was in direct retaliation<\/a> for an assault on <em>Wiley\u2019s<\/em> grandmother in 2024, that allegedly occurred while <em>Wiley<\/em> was serving time in federal custody.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\" data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Wiley<\/em> was released from federal custody on April 15<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"1038\">\u201cWe believe that the shooting occurred in retaliation of that assault,\u201d said <em>Wanda Samuels, Wilson Co. Sheriff&#8217;s Office Chief of Staff<\/em> stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1191\" data-end=\"1379\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Following the deadly shooting, <em>Wiley<\/em> fled <em>Wilson County<\/em>. Law enforcement tracked him down at a residence on <em>Barry Lane<\/em> in <em>Jacksonville<\/em>, where SWAT took him into custody without incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136002\" style=\"width: 815px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4040.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thencbeat.thecodetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_4040.jpg\" alt=\"Man Killed\" width=\"815\" height=\"829\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marcus Antwan Wiley, 36, was arrested by Onslow County SWAT and charged with murder after allegedly shooting Brandon Murphy in Wilson County, North Carolina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1499\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Wiley<\/em> has been charged with first-degree murder. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1499\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">investigation is still ongoing, and more arrests are expected, the <em>Wilson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/em> said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1381\" data-end=\"1499\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Wiley<\/em> is expected to make a first court appearance tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man Killed After Assaulting a suspect&#8217;s Grandmother in NC, according to authorities, in what they believe was a retaliation shooting. 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