Patrick Antoine McNeil, 35, was fatally shot on November 4, 2023, on Holly Springs Road near Les Arbes Drive in Apex, North Carolina. Deputies from the Wake County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire about 8:30 p.m. and found McNeil with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

McNeil, a Holly Springs resident, was a father of two, Blayze and Braelynn, and was engaged to Sidney Ratliff. His family described him as a devoted father who ensured his children were well cared for; his mother, Tonya McNeil, called the killing senseless and said she did not know what led up to it. Investigators initially treated the shooting as an isolated incident and said there was no immediate threat to the community.

On December 1, 2023, authorities arrested 38-year-old Kevin Carole Williams of Raleigh and charged him with murder; he was held in the Wake County Jail without bail and had a court date scheduled for Monday. The investigation into the circumstances of the shooting remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Patrick McNeil, his movements that evening, or the events leading up to the shooting, please share what you know.