Man Shot, Killed in Efland Identified; Investigation Ongoing The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred in Efland on Thursday. A release from the sheriff’s office said deputies received a call about a gunshot on Alice Miller Road shortly before 5 p.m. Upon arrival, they found 29-year old Maurio Cates with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. The sheriff’s office said Cates later died after being transported to Duke Hospital. Officials interviewed a person of interest Thursday evening. Per a press release on Friday, Cates and the person who shot him were known to each other and there is currently no risk to the community.