Johnny Brian Guin Jr., 19, was killed during a late-Sunday altercation on May 18, 2025, along Butler Island Road near Roseboro in Sampson County, North Carolina. Deputies were called about 5:30 p.m. for reports of a disturbance involving multiple people; they found two males with gunshot wounds and pronounced Guin dead at the scene. A second man was taken to a hospital in stable condition and his name was initially withheld.

The sheriff’s office described the incident as isolated and said investigators processed the scene for hours. Early reports placed the location at or near 1696 Butler Island Road, west of Roseboro. News crews observed a man being led away in handcuffs while the road remained closed, though authorities did not announce charges or publicly identify any suspects in connection with the shooting. Guin, of Autryville, was formally identified the next day and obituary notices confirmed his age and date of death; services were to be held in Roseboro. No motive or clear roles of those involved had been released.

Anyone who was in the Butler Island Road area that evening or who knows Guin and his movements that day is asked to share information with Sampson County investigators.