Jonathan D. Locklear, 23, of Lumberton, North Carolina, died of gunshot injuries on August 29, 2020, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Born June 25, 1997, he is remembered as a son, father and partner and is survived by his son Daddy Baby-Kingston Zion Locklear, girlfriend Julea Bell, his parents Heather Justice and Alton Ray Locklear Jr., siblings, grandparents and extended family.
Jonathan was shot the night of his death; the shooting and the events leading up to it remain under investigation. Robeson County authorities have made arrests connected to the incident. A 21-year-old man from Robeson County, identified in reports as Johnathan D. Locklear, was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling and held on $150,000 bond at the Robeson County Detention Center. Another man, Christopher Ryan Locklear, 23, of St. Pauls, is in the Robeson County Detention Center charged with first-degree murder in a separate 2018 shooting matter and is being held without bail.
What information about Jonathan, the night of the shooting, or the people involved can help clarify what happened?