Willie Lee Wheeler, 67, was shot and killed at his home on the corner of Lewis and King streets in Tabor City, North Carolina, on May 2, 2022. The Tabor City Police Department and the State Bureau of Investigation responded and treated the death as a criminal homicide; investigators executed a search warrant at the scene and more than a half-dozen SBI agents and crime scene personnel were involved.

On May 19, 2022, 43-year-old Kason Durante Johnson was arrested at his home on Grice Road and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Wheeler’s death. Warrants allege Johnson unlawfully, willfully and feloniously of malice aforethought killed and murdered Wheeler. Authorities said the SBI was asked to assist because of its resources and expertise, and the investigation was ongoing as evidence was gathered.

Does anyone who lived in Tabor City at the time have information about Wheeler, the scene on Lewis and King streets, or activity on Grice Road around early May 2022?