Christopher Poulos, 38, was shot and killed on the night of July 21, 2016, in the Pat Peg Lane area off U.S. 220 outside Ellerbe, North Carolina. Richmond County deputies responded to a shots-fired call about 10:21 PM and found Poulos with a gunshot wound; FirstHealth EMS was unable to revive him. Investigators reported he was shot once in the abdomen with what appeared to be a shotgun.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office issued a public appeal the next day for help identifying any suspects. No suspects were immediately identified and the case remained unsolved at the time the sheriff’s office continued to seek leads. Local law enforcement was handling other recent homicide cases in the county around the same period.

If anyone has information about activity near Pat Peg Lane on July 21, 2016, or other details that could help investigators, please come forward.