Christopher Bradley Crocker, 47, known to family and friends as Brad, was killed on Friday afternoon, April 17, 2026, in Cumberland County. Deputies responded about 3:05 p.m. to a reported shooting in the 100 block of Jacklyn Road and found Crocker dead at the scene. Public detail on the circumstances is limited, but authorities treated the death as a homicide and indicated the shooting did not appear to be random. Family and memorial accounts said Crocker was shot while working on a vehicle; his obituary called the death tragic and sudden and remembered him as dependable, funny, caring and generous. He worked as an electrician and is survived by his daughter Harmoni and her husband Francisco and their son Valentino, his son Christopher, and his parents Bobby and Donna Crocker.

An arrest was announced several days after the shooting. Seventeen-year-old Jalil Maurcuese Gillis was charged with first-degree murder and was taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice; no trial or conviction information was provided. Anyone who knew Crocker or has information about what led to the shooting is asked to contact Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office homicide investigators or submit an anonymous tip to Crimestoppers.