DANBURY, N.C. – A man is charged with murder in connection with the shooting of his son-in-law.

It happened Tuesday at a house in the 1500 block of Sheppard Mill Road in Danbury.       

The Stokes County Sheriff says 63-year-old Joseph Lawson shot and killed 43-year-old Brian Sells and assaulted Sells’ wife, who is also Lawson's daughter.

Lawson is charged with one count of murder and assault on a female.

He's being held in the Stokes County Jail without bond.

The investigation is ongoing. An autopsy is expected.