Christopher Lee Brooks, 50, of Gastonia, North Carolina, was one of two men killed in a shooting on Woodleaf Drive on the evening of February 22, 2021. Brooks was found dead at the scene; another victim, 54-year-old Matthew Christopher Allison, died of his injuries the following day. Two additional people were wounded in the incident, which investigators say occurred around 7:30 p.m.

Brooks was born September 18, 1970, and is survived by his mother Peggy Phillips Brooks, two sons Dusty Rayfield and Drew Brooks, a sister Tammy Dotson, his partner Lynn Raby, and two grandchildren. The Gaston County Police Department investigated and later arrested three suspects: Charlie James Stiles, taken into custody March 1, 2021; Darrick Lamer Johnson, arrested with U.S. Marshals by March 8, 2021; and Jordan Cameron Moses, who was captured March 17, 2021.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective M. Rheinson or Crimestoppers.