Agustin Alberto Villalon Luna, 39, was shot and killed the morning of December 6, 2023, at the Mayberry Mart gas station at East Pine Street and Riverside Drive in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Police were called at about 8:15 a.m., and officers found him dead from a gunshot wound to the head. The shooting occurred during an ordinary weekday morning; nearby schools including Jones Intermediate, Mount Airy Middle School, and Mount Airy High School were placed on lockdown or hold status while officers worked to secure the area.

Family members said he was known as Alberto and described him as a caring, loving husband who devoted himself to his household and the farm animals he kept, including goats, chickens, sheep, and dogs. Authorities identified Austin Hawks, 26, as the man accused in the killing; multiple reports say Hawks fled after the shooting but was found and arrested roughly an hour later near the scene and charged with murder.

If anyone saw what happened at the Mayberry Mart that morning or has information about the case, please share what you know.