Christopher Donta Clibbons, a 31-year-old African American man from Kelly, North Carolina, was found dead at his Lightwood Knot Road residence on August 12, 2021, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office responded and opened an investigation.

Authorities arrested 29-year-old Demecus Devone McMillan of Wallace and charged him with first-degree murder and kidnapping. McMillan was described as the estranged husband of 30-year-old Tasheena Shandelle McMillan, who was reportedly taken after the shooting and later recovered safe in Pender County. A second Wallace man, Bryan Sentario McClean, was also arrested and charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping; both men were held at the Bladen County Detention Center without bail on the murder charges, and McClean’s bail on the kidnapping count was set at $500,000.

The Sheriff’s Office continued to gather evidence and testimony to clarify the events leading to Clibbons’ death. Does anyone have information about the area or the people involved that could help investigators?