Masson Sanderson was 19 when he was shot and killed on October 22, 2021, while driving on Highway 52 in Morven, North Carolina. What at first looked like a crash was later found to involve gunfire; investigators discovered bullet holes in Sanderson’s Dodge Charger and surveillance footage showed a white vehicle following him before the shooting. The suspects opened fire in a remote area of Anson County and used two different weapons. An abandoned GMC Acadia tied to the suspects was recovered; it had been reported stolen from Gaston County about a month earlier.

The Anson County Sheriff’s Office and the State Bureau of Investigation handled the case. In July 2023, Antoine James Hill was arrested in connection with the killing, and in August 2023 a second suspect, Deoveon Byrd, was arrested. Sanderson’s family, including his infant son Coda who was six months old at the time, has been deeply affected. Investigators say they expect further arrests as the probe continues.

If anyone has information about the shooting, the vehicles involved, or the white car seen on surveillance, please come forward.