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Authorities: Wilson County man charged in 2024 fatal shooting of North Carolina man, 81
An Old Hickory man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an 81-year-old man who went missing from his North Carolina home in August 2024.
Nicolai Chisala Hubberling, 21, is facing a first-degree murder charge after police in Bladen County, North Carolina said an anonymous tip in April led to a connection between Hubberling and William Scott Lowry, of Ammon, North Carolina.
Lowry was last seen walking on FL. McDaniel Road near his home.
Hubberling told several people about his love of killing animals to dissect them, but he wanted "more," police said.
The Bladen County Sheriff's Office said Hubberling told people he shot Lowry while the victim was hitchhiking outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina in Bladen County.
Hubberling told people he got rid of Lowry's body in an unknown location, police said.
Bladen County and the Wilson County Sheriff's Office worked together to arrest Hubberling May 29 in Wilson County, where he relocated after he was discharged from the military.
Hubberling is being held without bond in Wilson County. He is scheduled to be extradited to Bladen County.
The investigation into the Lowry case is continuing, police said.
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