On October 28, 2023, around 12:42 a.m., deputies found 24-year-old Monica Lisettaé Maynor dead from a gunshot near the 3000 block of South Old Wire Road in Red Springs, North Carolina. Maynor, a Shannon resident, had been attending a Halloween party at a community center with her twin brother Mychal after deciding to go on a whim. Her family remembers her as a hardworking young woman who rarely went to parties and had been growing out her natural hair.

Detectives identified 21-year-old Jamison Dwayne Locklear as a suspect; he was arrested October 30, 2023, charged with first-degree murder, and held without bond. Reportedly the shooting followed an argument involving Monica’s brother. A courtroom confrontation between the families led to contempt charges for several people, including Monica’s mother, Lisa.

The family says they believe others may have been involved and investigators have asked anyone with information to contact the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office. Did anyone at the party see something that could help the investigation?