A High Point Police Department news release states that an investigation is underway into the death of a man who was shot in the head on Saturday.
High Point officers rushed to Ridgebrooke Drive at 9:10 p.m. after learning of a tragic shooting.
When authorities arrived, they discovered Hasson Williams, 32 years old. He had been shot in the head once.
Williams was transferred to a hospital and died.
The HPPD Violent Crimes Unit arrived on the scene and began their investigation.
According to early remarks at the scene, one involved individual may be tied to a City of High Point elected official.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation was subsequently contacted to take charge of the investigation.
The investigation is underway.