Roderick Wayne Gillette, 54, known as Big Money, was shot and killed on November 12, 2017, in La Grange, North Carolina. Deputies from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office responded to shots fired at about 1:15 a.m. and found multiple victims in an outbuilding at 308 W. Queen Street. Gillette and another man, John Wesley Johnson Jr., were killed; a third man, James Waters, was severely injured.

Investigators concluded several suspects attempted to rob the men while they were playing cards in a storage shed. Arrests followed over the ensuing years. Terrance Outlaw Jr., Shonquez Robinson, and Tiquon Brown were arrested earlier; Robinson and Brown faced counts of two murders, attempted murder, and robbery with a dangerous weapon, while Outlaw was charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Later, Tiquon Brown entered a plea and was sentenced to 12–15 years on October 11, 2022. Two others, Jaleik Pridgen and Brianna Wooten, were charged with accessory after the fact for helping hide guns and assist suspects to leave town.

Did anyone in the area know the victims or have information about the events that night?