On the morning of August 2, 2026, 35-year-old Travis Williams of Dunn, North Carolina, was killed outside the 601 Bar on North Fayetteville Avenue after an argument escalated into gunfire. Police discovered multiple gunshot victims when they arrived about 1:30 a.m.; Williams and Jarvis Elliott of Erwin died at the scene and two other people were wounded but survived.

Investigators identified 32-year-old Keason Kindale Stocks of Coats as a person of interest and made a public appeal for information. Stocks was later arrested and charged with two counts of murder, one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, and ordered held without bond by a Harnett County magistrate. Authorities said the investigation was continuing to determine whether others were involved.

If anyone was at the 601 Bar that night or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard.