John Lavar Shaw, 37, was shot and killed the night of November 7, 2022, in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. in the front yard of a home in the 500 block of Wagram Street. Police who responded to reports of shots being fired found Shaw and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation remains active. The Laurinburg Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward; tips may be submitted anonymously to Scotland Crimestoppers, and a cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.

The circumstances of the shooting are still unclear and the lack of immediate leads has compounded the family’s grief. Does anyone in Laurinburg have information about that night or saw activity near Wagram Street around 10 p.m. on November 7?