William Nathaniel Covington, 21, was shot to death on March 31, 2015, outside his home on Lambeth Street in Lumberton, North Carolina after an argument over a missing firearm. According to reports, Covington had given a gun to Walter Morrell McKoy Jr., 22, which was not returned. On the day of the shooting the two met at Covington’s residence, got into a vehicle to talk, and a struggle over firearms followed. Covington was struck three times in the head; the wounds formed a semicircle about his right ear with a roughly 4-inch grouping, a detail the prosecution later highlighted as inconsistent with an accidental discharge during a struggle.

McKoy was arrested in March 2015 and charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm in city limits, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. His trial date was scheduled for October 9, 2017; after failing to appear he was later located and taken into custody. The prosecution said the shooting stemmed from the dispute over the missing gun.

Did anyone in Lumberton know William Covington or have information about the events on Lambeth Street that day?