Bradley K. Barnes was 27 when he was fatally shot in Thomasville, North Carolina, on February 11, 2019. The shooting happened about 5:54 p.m. in the parking lot of S&S Food Mart. He was taken to Thomasville Medical Center, where he died of his wounds.

The suspect, 22-year-old Jeffrey Lee Gilbert Jr., was arrested at a Motel 6 in High Point and charged with murder and possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver MDMA. Investigators found several bullet casings in the parking lot and bullet markings on a car; authorities have not released a motive or further details about what led to the shooting.

Bradley, born July 30, 1991, in High Point, was employed as a cook and remembered by family as humble and warm-hearted; his sister called him a silly little brother who aspired to save the world. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.