Clayton Cummings, 25, of Shannon, North Carolina, was killed on June 17, 2021. Deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office found him at a Morgan J. Road residence at about 10:20 p.m., deceased from a gunshot wound. His mother, Janie Cummings, 41, was also at the scene and suffered serious injuries from an assault.

Authorities identified 46-year-old Donald Ray McMillian of Shannon as the primary suspect. McMillian was sought on charges of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; he was arrested the next day and taken into custody without bond. Investigators describe the shooting and assault as the result of a domestic dispute, though specific details of that dispute have not been released.

Does anyone in Shannon have information about the events at the Morgan J. Road residence on the night of June 17, 2021?