Cody McLaggan, 22, was shot and killed on February 18, 2022, while sitting in his car in the parking lot of a Food Lion on Western Boulevard near the NC State campus. He was taken to a hospital but died of his injuries. McLaggan had recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in agricultural business management and had accepted a job in Virginia. He was the only boy among seven siblings and is remembered by family and friends as vibrant and selfless.

The Raleigh Police Department arrested and charged 19-year-old James Christopher Anderson the day after the shooting; Anderson was held at the Wake County Detention Center and had a court date set for March 14, 2022. Investigators had not released a motive or detailed circumstances leading to the killing. If anyone knew Cody, saw activity in the Food Lion parking lot that night, or has information that could help, please share what is known with investigators.