Marcus Obrian Young, 30, was killed in a reported drive-by shooting on March 16, 2021, in Spindale, North Carolina. Officers responded at about 10:30 p.m. to Academy Street and found Young unresponsive in the front yard of a residence with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Spindale Police Department, with assistance from the State Bureau of Investigation, opened an investigation. No arrests have been announced. Police made a public appeal for information on April 2, 2021, which would have been Young’s birthday, and continue to ask the community for help identifying suspects.

Anyone who saw activity in the Academy Street area that night or who has information about the shooting is asked to contact the Spindale Police Department.