Christian Artis, a 24-year-old African American man from Walnut Cove, was shot and killed on February 4, 2020, in Madison, North Carolina. Deputies from the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office found Artis with a gunshot wound at 2418 K-Fork Road early that morning; Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene. An autopsy was expected to provide further details.

Investigators arrested 30-year-old Matthew James Murray of Mayodan and charged him with murder in connection with the shooting. Murray was held at the Stokes County Jail on a $1 million secured bond. Sheriff Mike Marshall called the crime senseless and offered condolences to Artis’s family.

The loss has had an impact on the local community and reopened conversations about gun violence. If anyone has information about Christian Artis or the events of February 4, 2020, please come forward to investigators.