Christopher Tyrick Gattis, 24, was shot as he was leaving a party the night of August 16, 2020, at a home on the 2200 block of James Boswell Road in Green Level, Burlington, North Carolina. Deputies from the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office arrived about 12:55 a.m.; Gattis was taken to a hospital and died a short time later. He was a full-time student at Liberty University and a devoted father to his children Kross Alexander Gattis and Brysen Gattis.

Authorities identified 29-year-old Lloyd Carvon Gillis Jr. of Burlington as the suspect and charged him with felony first-degree murder. Gillis fled the state and was later found in DeLand, Florida, where deputies identified him by fingerprint and chest tattoos after he initially gave a false name. He also faced multiple related charges including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, violation of parole, giving a false name, resisting without violence, and possession of MDMA and suspected heroin.

Who knew Christopher or was at the party that night and can share what happened as he was leaving?