On August 3, 2023, at about 5:36 p.m., officers from the Shelby Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 300 block of Grice Street in Shelby, North Carolina. They found 49-year-old Stacey Mills McSwain in the front yard of 347 Grice Street with multiple gunshot wounds; Cleveland County EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. No arrests have been announced and the Shelby Police Department continues to investigate.

Records show McSwain had recent contacts with law enforcement: a June 27, 2023 arrest in Cleveland County for misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun and a May 17, 2021 arrest for misdemeanor assault on a female. Authorities have not publicly linked those incidents to his death. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Shelby Police Department or Cleveland County Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Stacey or saw activity on Grice Street that evening, please come forward with what you know.