Eric L. Chancy, 20, of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, was fatally shot on June 10, 2022, during a graduation party at his home on White Plains Church Road. The shooting followed an argument that escalated into gunfire involving multiple shooters. Eric, known as Lil Eric and remembered by family as a loving son, brother, and fiancé, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Bladen County Hospital where he died; another person, Ronkira D. Lennon, was injured and later released.

The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office responded and has been investigating. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open. A funeral service was held at Elizabethtown Middle School Gymnasium and committal rites at Mt. Olive AME Zion Church Cemetery.

If anyone was at the graduation party or has information about the shooting, please contact the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.