John Davis was 20 when he was fatally shot during a home invasion on August 7, 2023, at about 12:30 a.m. The shooting occurred at a residence on Camland Circle, east of Sharpsburg, North Carolina, when three armed men forced their way into the home and demanded money. The assailants fled with an undisclosed amount of cash while several other people were in the house; investigators said they were trying to determine whether Davis was targeted or the attack was random.

By early October 2023 investigators had identified one suspect, 32-year-old Virgil L. Hobson of Sharpsburg, whose last known address was listed as 261 Camland Circle. Hobson was publicly named as wanted for first-degree murder on October 5 and was taken into custody on October 6. Authorities said the investigation into the two remaining suspects and the full circumstances of the robbery and shooting remains active.

If anyone has information about the other two assailants or about what happened that night, please come forward to assist investigators.