Brandon Leonard, a 31-year-old man from Fairmont, North Carolina, was shot to death in Lumberton on October 8, 2022. Police found Leonard’s body around 2:20 a.m. on South Rozier Street; he died of a gunshot wound. Leonard was African American.

The Lumberton Police Department’s investigation produced warrants for three suspects: Michael Deshawn Cooper, 32, Derrick Daqaan McRae, 29, and Javonte Antonio McDougal, 23. All three were charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy, and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Cooper was arrested and booked into the Robeson County Detention Center on October 22, 2022. McRae and McDougal were still being sought; McRae also faced a charge of attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact law enforcement.