De’Marcus Isaiah Chambliss was 17 and from Fayetteville when he was shot and killed on October 8, 2022, at the Mobil Mart on Central Drive in Southern Pines. Officers arrived about 8:00 p.m. and found Chambliss with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say the shooting was not random and that Chambliss and the suspect were acquaintances.

Police say Chambliss was in a car that pulled into the gas station; he stepped out to pump gas and another passenger got out and shot him. The gas station’s security camera recorded the incident, and a silver Honda Civic with a red front right corner panel was seen leaving the scene. Three people have been arrested: a 17-year-old charged with first-degree murder and two men, Javeel Cleshaun Brown, 19, and Dywoun Mi’keal Ford, 20, charged with accessory after the fact. Authorities are also searching for Rahsaan Lee Young, 23, who is wanted in connection with the case.

Chambliss attended Seventy-First High School; a trauma and loss team has been deployed there. Anyone with information about the shooting or the suspect vehicle is asked to contact the Southern Pines Police Department.