On March 17, 2024, at about 10:30 p.m. deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a home on Red Mountain Road in northern Durham County and found 39-year-old Matthew Austin Lockamy dead outside the residence from a gunshot wound. Witnesses said the shooting followed a physical altercation between Matthew and his father, 68-year-old Kenneth Wendell Lockamy, who admitted to shooting his son. Emergency personnel were unable to revive Matthew; Kenneth was injured in the fight and taken to a hospital.

Records show law enforcement had been called to the Lockamy home multiple times since 2022 for domestic disturbances and assaults, indicating recurring family conflict before the fatal encounter. On April 8, 2024, Kenneth Wendell Lockamy was arrested and charged with murder and held on a $500,000 bond.

Matthew, born January 18, 1985, in Bahama, North Carolina, was remembered for his basketball ability and his love of the ocean. If anyone has information about the events that night or knew Matthew and his family, please come forward.