James Lionel Ferguson III, 39, of Nebo, North Carolina, was fatally shot at a home on Blunt Way on August 16, 2014. He was a native of McDowell County and the son of Gracie Ferguson of Marion and the late James Lionel Ferguson Jr. Detectives continued to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.

A man named Johnson was charged with Ferguson’s murder. Ferguson was cremated and a memorial service was held at Catawba Heights Baptist Church, where he was a member; donations were requested to the church’s Fellowship Hall Fund in lieu of flowers. He is survived by his children Kaylee Starr Ferguson of Marion, Silas E. Walker of Old Fort, and Chance Lionel Ferguson of Marion, his sister Dawn Ferguson of Bristol, Tennessee, and his niece Danielle Buckner of Bristol, Tennessee.

What information do readers have about the events on Blunt Way or about James’s final days that might help clarify what happened?