Kenneth Dale Wilkins, 53, of Erwin, North Carolina, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his SUV after the vehicle crashed into the yard of a home on Beaver Dam Road. Deputies had responded to a 911 call about a traffic accident just after 12:30 a.m. on April 19, 2021, and pronounced him dead at the scene after discovering he had been shot multiple times while driving.

Wilkins was born June 23, 1967, in Harnett County. He was the son of Curtis Washington Wilkins and Janice Marie Barefoot Wilkins and was preceded in death by a brother, Dean Wilkins. He is survived by his wife, Charlene Brewington Wilkins; two children, Courtney and Corey; and grandchildren Carlie and Nolan.

The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office has treated the case as a shooting homicide and the investigation remained open with no suspects identified or arrests announced in the material reviewed. Does anyone who lived in or near Erwin around April 19, 2021, have information that could help investigators or the family?