Harold LeRoy Williams, 33, was found dead in the street from multiple gunshot wounds on December 22, 2022, in the 800 block of Lyle Street in Roxboro, North Carolina. Roxboro police were on scene after a call about suspicious activity around 5 p.m.; Williams, who was African American, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds and officers opened a homicide investigation.

Hours after the body was found, Roxboro police and Person County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 45-year-old Keavon Royster for first-degree murder. Authorities say tips from the public helped locate Royster; he was taken into custody and held in the Person County Jail with no bond. Royster also faces charges related to a December 17, 2022 incident on Garrett Street including attempted murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Police say the investigation into Williams’ death is ongoing and are asking anyone with information to contact the Roxboro Police Tip Line. If anyone has information about Harold LeRoy Williams or the events on Lyle Street, please come forward.