Brandon Hunt, 29, of Lumberton, North Carolina, died on September 25, 2020. He was remembered by family as someone who valued friendships and was survived by his mother, Annette Locklear, his children Ilyn Braela and Brennan Shay Hunt, and his significant other Iva Lowery.

The death followed a shooting that occurred on March 13, 2011, in front of Fairmont’s Market Street Apartments, when Brandon Lee Hunt was shot in the back. Quintin Taylor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on June 24, 2014, and testified in the later proceedings. Taurus Locklear was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, but the Robeson County Superior Court dismissed the case on August 25, 2015, citing insufficient evidence. Prosecutors had initially pursued a capital murder theory but did not seek the death penalty.

Investigators and prosecutors faced setbacks when the Fairmont Police Department lost key evidence, including an interview recording with Taylor and a bullet recovered from Hunt’s body. Witness statements were central to the prosecution, and inconsistencies in testimony affected the case.

Does anyone have information about Hunt, the shooting on Market Street, or the people involved that could help fill gaps in the timeline?