Marvin Strickland, 19, of Maxton, North Carolina, was killed by a gunshot at a party in Lumberton on September 28, 2019. The shooting occurred just after midnight at the Saddletree Community Center on Mt. Olive Church Road after a fight broke out between two groups. Strickland was found wounded while waiting in a car, taken to McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, and later died of his injuries.

Robeson County Sheriff’s Office investigators recovered multiple bullet casings and interviewed more than 20 people, sending evidence to the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory. Officials describe Strickland as an innocent bystander struck by a stray bullet and say the probe has been hampered by a lack of witnesses willing to provide information. Authorities have urged anyone who was at the scene to come forward.

Does anyone have information about the party at the Saddletree Community Center that night or remember details that could help investigators bring closure to Strickland’s family?