A former Taylorsville resident has died from injuries sustained in a shooting last month in Wilkes County. According to our news partner WACB, authorities say 24-year-old Ahmad Tyree Carlton died June 6 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Carlton was shot on May 8 in the parking lot of Muzz’s Gym in North Wilkesboro.

Police say 21-year-old Isaiah Kwasean Graham of North Wilkesboro turned himself in at the Wilkes County Jail on May 13. Graham was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill, going armed to the terror of the public, felony possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and discharging a firearm within city limits.

A second male was also wounded in the shooting. His identity has not been released, and according to the WACB report, authorities say he has since been released from medical care. According to North Wilkesboro Police Chief Brad Mathis, Carlton, who previously lived in Taylorsville, most recently resided in Wilkesboro.

Chief Mathis said Monday (June 22) he would not speculate on a motive for the shooting or whether the incident may have been gang-related. Additional charges against Graham could be forthcoming as the investigation continues.

[Story and photos of Graham and Muzz’s Gym courtesy of Rick Gilbert, WACB. Photo of Carlton courtesy of legacy.com]