Antonio Sherrod Blocker, 40, was fatally shot in the stomach on September 28, 2022, in the 300 block of Torbush Drive in East Spencer, North Carolina. The fatal shooting followed an argument between Blocker and 41-year-old Willie Junior Wilks of China Grove that escalated into a physical confrontation. A third party initially broke up the fight, but Wilks then produced a .380 handgun and fired one shot that killed Blocker.

Wilks was taken into custody by East Spencer police and the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and charged with voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was held in the Rowan County Detention Center on a $75,000 bond and had a court date scheduled for October 3, 2022. Officials described the incident as isolated, and no additional arrests were expected.

This was reported as East Spencer’s first homicide since 2018. Did anyone in the area witness the confrontation or have information about what led up to the argument?