On the evening of September 25, 2024, deputies from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting on South Pineview Lane in Farmville, North Carolina. They found 30-year-old Marston resident Lakota Shan Locklear deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. Present at the scene was 26-year-old Red Springs resident Timothy Chavis, identified as the shooter. Chavis was arrested on unrelated outstanding Robeson County warrants for assault on a female and communicating threats and held in the Pitt County Detention Center on a $5,000 secured bond.

Investigators say the incident was isolated, all known witnesses have been identified, and the investigation is ongoing; detectives plan to present their findings to the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution. Locklear, born June 10, 1994, is survived by his mother Sandra Locklear; four sons, Jeremiah, Malachi, Kylan, and Lakota Jr.; a daughter, Nazayla; two brothers; two sisters; his companion Miranda Chavis; and his grandmother Rosie Mae Locklear. Funeral services were held October 5, 2024, at Heritage Funeral Home in Red Springs.

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