Sencedrick Antonio Barham Jr., an 18-year-old from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was fatally shot on February 26, 2025, in the parking lot of Smokey Bones Bar and Fire Grill on Skibo Road. Officers responded to reports of gunfire just before 5 p.m. and found Barham with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where he died. The Fayetteville Police Department has classified the death as a homicide and opened an investigation.

Multiple 911 callers reported the shooting, including a restaurant employee who saw suspects flee. Witnesses described the suspects as wearing hoods and leaving in a silver Altima or Kia. Investigators arrested 20-year-old Caleb Dante Chambers on a charge of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder; court documents allege he drove the shooter from the scene and tried to remove fingerprint and DNA evidence from the vehicle. The shooter’s identity remains unknown. Barham had recently graduated from E.E. Smith High School and planned to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College to study business and entrepreneurship. Funeral services were scheduled for March 6, 2025.

Does anyone who was in the area that afternoon have information that could help identify the shooter or corroborate witness accounts?