Hickory Police Chief Thurman Whisnant speaks a news conference Friday. HICKORY — A North Carolina man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy who was fatally struck while riding in a car with his mother in Hickory earlier this week. Hickory Police Department Zakylen Greylen Harris, 7, was shot to death while riding in a car with his mother Wednesday night in Hickory, police said. Douglas Mason Wilson, a 23-year-old from Claremont, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder related to the Wednesday night killing of Zakylen Harris, the Hickory Daily Record reported, citing court documents. Wilson was also charged with possession of marijuana.