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A Moyock man is facing a first degree murder charge in the death of a gunshot victim.

The Currituck County Sheriff’s Office has reported that at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2024, the agency was dispatched to a home on Wedgewood Dr. in the Wedgewood Lakes subdivision to investigate a report of a shooting.

“Upon arriving on scene, Deputies identified a gunshot victim, Skylar Benjamin Haislip. Mr. Haislip was transported away from the scene by Emergency Medical Services personnel and passed away on the way to a trauma center,” stated a CCSO news release.

The alleged shooter, Michael Thomas Harris Jr., 32, of Moyock, fled the scene on foot, according to CCSO. A canvass of the area was initiated and a canine unit was deployed for a track. “The track along with CID intel and phone pings gave a location at Willow Dr. in which the SWAT team was called in to secure the area,” stated the release.

At around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 7, Harris was located and arrested by the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT team. He was charged with first degree murder. He is being held at the Currituck County Detention Center under no bond. This case is being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Division.

“We cannot thank our communications center enough as well as our EMS and fire personnel,” stated the CCSO release, “they are always top-notch professional teams to work along beside!”

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