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By Mike Barnhardt
Enterprise Record

One man is dead and a murder suspect in custody after an attack near Cooleemee Wednesday night, March 5.
Charged with murder is Zacharia Shade Shrewsbury, 25, of Fork-Bixby Road, Advance. He was taken into custody without privilege of bond. He was also served with two warrants for a probation violation.
The victim – Mark Anthony Lewis, 53, of Yadkinville Road, Mocksville – was dead on the scene, reported Davie Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Brian Jacobs.
Sheriff J.D. Hartman reported that deputies were called to the area about 7:42 p.m., where they found the victim laying in grass beside a driveway on Clark Road. He was dead when they arrived. Shrewsbury was beside the body, covered in blood, Hartman said.
Jacobs said a witness called 911, and said the suspect was hitting the victim with a crowbar. A bloody knife was also found nearby. Jacobs said investigators haven’t determined the cause of the attack; according to the witness, the suspect just started hitting the victim. Jacobs said that one of the men may have been staying at a residence on Clark Road.
Both of the men were likely under the influence of illegal narcotics, Jacobs said.
If you have any information regarding this case, contact the sheriff’s office at 336-751-6238 or email sheriff@dcsonc.com. You may also leave an anonymous message at https://davie-so-nc.zuercherportal.com/#/submit_tip.