Troy McKinley Lofton, a 31-year-old African American man, was killed by a gunshot on February 6, 2022, on the 4200 block of Thistle Drive Northwest in Wilson, North Carolina. Officers arrived about 3:17 a.m. and found Lofton dead from a single gunshot wound to the back of his head. A single shell was recovered near the victim.

Justice Raquan Lucas, 23, was arrested and initially charged with first-degree murder and held without bond; he ultimately pled guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 to 13 years in state prison after entering an Alford plea, with court testimony that Lofton allegedly pulled a gun on Lucas’ friend. A second man, 25-year-old Dakwon Jocquez Blackston, was charged as an accessory after the fact and given a $50,000 secured bond. Body camera and doorbell video were shown at trial; the doorbell audio captured the gunshot though the shooting itself was not visible.

Does anyone have additional information about the gathering on Thistle Drive that night or knew Lofton and can help fill in what led to the altercation?