Chavez Christian Lockhart, a 20-year-old African American man, was shot while seated in his vehicle near the intersection of Mockingbird Hill Road and Heron Drive in Raeford, North Carolina, on the evening of May 24, 2017. He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and died there on May 25. Authorities say drugs may have been involved in the incident.

The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects in connection with the killing: Devour Roland Hodges Jr., 18, and Davonte Quamar McDuffie, 17, both from Raeford. They were charged with first-degree murder and felony conspiracy. Hodges was arrested at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and McDuffie was arrested at Hoke High School. Both were held at the Hoke County Detention Center without bail.

Chavez was the son of Bradley Wayne Lockhart and the late Vickie Sue Coleman Lockhart. He graduated from Alger B. Wilkins High School in 2015, was noted for his athleticism in basketball, and is remembered by family and friends for his gentle spirit and sense of humor. Anyone with information about the case is asked to come forward.