Alexander Lee Pulliam, 23, of Eden, North Carolina, was found dead on Riverside Drive on July 25, 2020. Officers who responded to a report of a man lying on the ground discovered Pulliam deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The shooting prompted an active investigation by local authorities.

The Eden Police Department arrested 24-year-old Reuben Omar Dillard in connection with Pulliam’s death. Dillard was charged with first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into occupied property and was held at the Rockingham County Jail without bail. Pulliam is survived by his father, Jody Lee Pulliam, Sr., and his siblings Michelle Pulliam, Emilie Pulliam, and Jody Lee Pulliam, Jr.

Anyone with information about the shooting on Riverside Drive is asked to contact investigators.