On June 4, 2024, at about 1:28 a.m., deputies responded to reports of gunfire at the USA Car Wash, 3110 Deaver Circle in Hope Mills, North Carolina. They found 21-year-old Lamarvion Tremayne Aviticus McKinnon of Fayetteville unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. McKinnon was a recent Army retiree and was expecting a child in July.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office identified 20-year-old Malik Lamont Jenkins-Leavell as a suspect. Before any arrest, investigators had asked about two other Fayetteville residents, 24-year-old Keymonte Raquan Johnson and 22-year-old Jaheem Murchison, seeking to question them about the case. McKinnon’s mother, Kisal Gilchrist, said he was last seen leaving a 7-Eleven on Ramsey Street after an argument shortly before the shooting.

Anyone who has information about McKinnon’s death or the events that night is asked to contact law enforcement with tips.