Quentin Earl McNair, 27, was shot and killed on February 7, 2023, near the Cummins Rocky Mount Engine Plant on Johnston Road near U.S. Highway 301 in Whitakers, North Carolina. The shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. as McNair was leaving work; investigators say his vehicle was blocked and the assailant opened fire. McNair returned fire and was struck fatally.

The Nash County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as 34-year-old Nikita Rajhon Hatch, who was known to McNair. Authorities report the men had exchanged disputes on social media beforehand. Hatch allegedly waited outside the plant, confronted McNair, and initiated gunfire. Hatch was wounded during the exchange, fled, was found a few miles away and taken to a hospital. After his release from medical care on February 21, 2023, Hatch was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and held without bond.

McNair was remembered as a devoted father to a two-year-old son who enjoyed riding dirt bikes and playing football, wrestling and track. Did anyone who knew Quentin or saw activity around the plant that afternoon come forward with information?