Anthony Andrew Killian, 24, of Conover, North Carolina, was shot and killed at his family’s mobile home on July 24, 2018. He answered the door after a man, later identified as 41-year-old Scott Anthony Putnam, knocked. Putnam fired a revolver, striking Anthony in the left cheek and shooting him four more times as he stumbled through the residence; Anthony collapsed into his father’s arms and died of gunshot wounds to the head, arm, chest, and back.

Putnam also shot Anthony’s mother, Roxanne Killian, in the arm and struck her in the face with the revolver. He attempted to shoot Donald Killian but ran out of ammunition, then fled, discarded the weapon in nearby woods, changed clothes, and hid until his arrest the next morning.

Anthony is remembered by family as a kind, outdoorsy young man who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on mechanical projects with his brother. Does anyone have information about Anthony’s last night or about the neighborhood that could help clarify what happened?