Christian B. Tyler, 21, of Fairmont, North Carolina, was shot and killed late Wednesday night, April 22, 2026, on the 1600 block of J.W. Road southwest of Fairmont. Deputies were called at about 11:10 p.m.; Christian was found at the scene and pronounced dead there. The death investigation was quickly treated as a homicide.

Authorities identified and arrested 22-year-old Dmichael J. Tyler, also of Fairmont, as the person accused in the shooting. Investigators said Dmichael Tyler is Christian Tyler’s uncle; he was taken into custody the next day, April 23, and charged with second-degree murder. He was booked into the Robeson County Detention Center and held without bond. Reports did not describe what led up to the gunfire, whether there had been an argument, or any motive, and no other suspects were named.

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information to contact investigators and noted that the accused is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. Does anyone in the Fairmont area have information about that night or who might have witnessed the shooting?