Johnathan Lee Locklear, a 31-year-old Native American man from Red Springs, North Carolina, was fatally shot during a family dispute on July 4, 2018. The shooting occurred after an argument at a Fourth of July family gathering; his uncle, 45-year-old Ferman Locklear Jr., followed Johnathan to a relative’s home and shot him in the left leg. Johnathan was taken to McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, where he died later that day.

Following the incident, Ferman Locklear Jr. was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon; he was held in the Robeson County jail without bond. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about the shooting to come forward as the investigation continued.

Does anyone in the community have information about the events that led to the shooting or saw what happened that day?