Curtis Lee Locklear, 55, of Shannon, North Carolina, was shot on the evening of December 24, 2024. Deputies responded to reports of a shooting on Nettie Drive at about 5:39 p.m. and found Locklear with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a nearby medical facility and later died of his injuries. Locklear was born May 1, 1969, and was a longtime Shannon resident; he is survived by his children, siblings and extended family.

A suspect was arrested the same evening. Timothy Griffin, 32, of Fayetteville, was initially charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a firearm inside an enclosure; those charges were later upgraded to second-degree murder after Locklear’s death was confirmed. Griffin is held at the Robeson County Detention Center without bond. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division, with assistance from the Fayetteville Police Department, is leading the investigation and authorities have asked anyone with information to come forward.

Does anyone have information about what happened on Nettie Drive that evening or knew Curtis Locklear?