Ethen Dakota Troutman, 20, of Marion, North Carolina, was shot and killed on January 3, 2022 while attempting to collect money owed to him. He arrived at a Park Avenue residence as a passenger in a 2006 Hummer SUV. After exiting the vehicle and approaching the home, an altercation occurred between Troutman and the person who owed him money. A third person, identified as 24-year-old Emillio Jesus Villarreal of Morganton, came out onto the front porch with a handgun and fired one shot that struck Troutman in the torso.

Troutman tried to return to the Hummer but was discovered to have been shot; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Villarreal was arrested at the location and charged with murder; one other unnamed individual fled and is being sought for questioning. Troutman was described by family as kind and lovable, interested in car audios and mechanical tinkering, and deeply missed by friends and relatives.

Does anyone have information about the people who were in that Hummer or what led to the altercation?