Johnny Ausbon Grice, Jr., 49, was shot and killed in the early hours of May 4, 2020, at the Quick Check convenience store at 1925 E. 5th Street in Lumberton, North Carolina. The shooting occurred about 12:07 a.m.; Johnny and another man, 20-year-old James Wade Austin Locklear, were found with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Johnny died of his injuries; Locklear was later airlifted for treatment of life-threatening wounds.

Johnny, born December 12, 1970, was survived by his wife Brenda Smith, son Jonathan Mathew Grice, daughter Brittany Smith and other family members. The Lumberton Police Department opened a homicide investigation; as of the latest update the case remains unsolved and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Lumberton Police Department detectives.