Ronnie Lee Sampson, 43, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was fatally shot on June 23, 2017, while working on the roof of a house at 385 Odum Road. He had been employed with McNeills Roofing for eight years and was remembered for his dedication to work, passion for weightlifting, and devotion to family.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a dispute over payment for roofing work. Jonathan Brent Skipworth, 54, of Greenville Drive in Lumberton, and his son Nathaniel Logan Locklear, 28, of Maxton, were charged with first-degree murder; court records state Skipworth and Locklear were working for Sampson that day. Skipworth allegedly left the site, retrieved a .22 rifle from his home, returned, and shot Sampson while he was on the roof.

Skipworth later pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on May 24, 2022, and received life without parole; Locklear’s case was dismissed under the plea agreement. Does anyone have information about Sampson’s work on Odum Road or the people involved that could add context to what happened that day?