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North Carolina furniture manufacturer allegedly kills business partner hours after losing contract dispute
Willard Gary Black, an 85-year-old North Carolina furniture manufacturer, allegedly shot and killed his business partner Robert Roger Arguelles hours after a court ruled against him in a contract dispute requiring Black to pay $310,882.74. The shooting occurred at their co-owned Old Hickory Tannery business following an argument.
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