Man Shot By Grandfather During Hickory Break-In Dies April 23, 2021 LONG VIEW, N.C. — A North Carolina man who was shot by his grandfather after breaking into his home has died, police said. Long View police said in a news release that Jessie DeWayne Gibson, 34, died Tuesday night at a Charlotte hospital. His grandfather, George William Gibson Sr., 76, is hospitalized because of complications from Jessie Gibson assaulting him, a Morganton news outlet reported. Police said Jessie Gibson forced his way into his grandfather’s home in Hickory on April 15, attempted to steal money from him, pointed a pistol at him and assaulted him. According to police, George Gibson, who was at home alone at the time of the incident, shot his grandson during the attack and didn’t realize who had attacked him because of the face covering.