Waverly Aldrich, 38, of Spring Lake, was shot and killed on July 19, 2022, in the parking lot of a closed restaurant on Marracco Drive in Hope Mills, North Carolina. The shooting occurred about 8 p.m.; Aldrich was reported to have been shot outside a pick-up truck. His girlfriend, who was driving the truck, was present and called 911 but was not physically harmed.

Police say the shooting followed an argument at a nearby Circle K convenience store. It was unclear whether Aldrich knew the people involved in that argument or whether the encounter was random. Hope Mills police and agents from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation worked the case.

Authorities arrested 22-year-old Antonio Lamont Green, who was charged with first-degree murder after being taken into custody in St. Petersburg, Florida, and extradited to North Carolina. A juvenile was also arrested and charged with first-degree murder, and warrants were issued for Fiona Williams, 42, and Damien Evans, 22, on accessory after the fact to first-degree murder charges. The investigation is ongoing.

Did anyone in the Hope Mills area witness the altercation at the Circle K or the parking lot that night?