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LENOIR N.C. – A Granite Falls man was arrested for murder Thursday after shooting his neighbor in a driveway dispute.

Ralph Barker, 71, was charged in the death of Danny Marlin Bowman, 67.

The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office received a call in reference to a shooting in the 4900 block of Kistler Lane in Granite Falls on Thursday at 5:22 p.m., according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

Bowman was found dead in his vehicle on the driveway, said Capt. B.J. Fore with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office. Autopsy results are pending, but it appears Bowman died of a single gunshot wound. Capt. Brian Bennett said a shotgun was used to shoot Bowman.

Neighbors said they have been involved in ongoing disputes with Bowman.

Jim Kistler is a neighbor and friend of Barker. “Ralph is the kind of guy that wouldn’t hurt a fly,” Kistler said.

Kistler said that Bowman put concrete cinder blocks in a neighborhood cul-de-sac earlier this week to prevent people from turning around there.