On September 29, 2023, at about 2:20 a.m., officers and EMS found 32-year-old Leverne Evan Dupree Johnson lying on the ground outside a residence at 313 L Street in North Wilkesboro with an apparent gunshot wound. He was treated on scene and taken to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, where he remained in critical condition and died on October 10, 2023. Johnson was born April 24, 1991, in Caldwell County and is remembered by family as athletic and devoted to his loved ones. He is survived by his spouse, parents, siblings and extended family. As of December 2024 the North Wilkesboro Police Department was still investigating; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and investigators say the incident was isolated.

Does anyone who knew Leverne or saw activity near 313 L Street in late September 2023 have information that could help the investigation?