Deboris LaShawyn Waller, known as Shawyn, was fatally shot in Lenoir, North Carolina, on September 13, 2024. He was 40, born January 13, 1984, in Danville, Virginia, and worked in the food service industry with a passion for cooking.

Local law enforcement opened an investigation immediately and a suspect was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Waller’s death. His eldest sibling, Tamar Lipscomb, helped organize a GoFundMe titled Support for Shawyn’s Final Resting Place to assist with funeral expenses as the family and community grieved.

If anyone in Lenoir had information about Shawyn, his last known movements, or the shooting, please share what you know with investigators or in this thread.