On January 30, 2023, at about 10:07 p.m., officers responding to a reported home invasion in the 100 block of South Fourth Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, found 26-year-old resident Charles Michael Conley fatally shot. Emergency medical personnel pronounced Conley dead at the scene. Preliminary investigation indicates one or more suspects forcibly entered Conley’s home and shot him; the assailants fled before police arrived.

Conley’s mother described him as a loving, kindhearted man who always put others first and began a fundraising campaign to help cover funeral expenses. As of December 2024, no arrests have been made and the Spring Lake Police Department continues to investigate, asking anyone with information to call 910-436-0350 or contact Fayetteville/Cumberland County Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.

If anyone knew Charles or has information about the home invasion, please contact investigators at the numbers above.