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Dad Killed in Randolph Co. Stabbing, 8-Year-Old Son Assaulted: Police

A man was stabbed and killed at a home in Ramseur Monday morning during a break-in.

RAMSEUR, NC - A man was stabbed and killed at a home in Ramseur Monday morning during a break-in.

Ramseur police say a call came in around 2:42 on the 500 block of Columbia Ave. for an 'unknown medical condition.' Police said the man killed was 47-year-old Eugene Cleve Staley.

Police found Staley stabbed to death and his 8-year-old son assaulted. Police also believe he may have been shot.

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The son's injuries included bruising, abrasions and a laceration to the arm, but weren't life-threatening. Police believe someone kicked in the back door, pulled out a knife and stabbed Staley to death in a room near the back of the house.

The son escaped out of his bedroom window and ran to a neighbor's house for help.

Police are still looking for the person or people responsible. If you have any information, call the Ramseur Police Department at (336) 824-8663.

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