On January 22, 2023, at about 12:52 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting near Winston Road and U.S. 29-70 in Lexington, North Carolina. Officers found evidence of gunfire in the roadway, and two people with gunshot wounds were taken to hospitals. Victims were 25-year-old Shantae D. McCauley and 34-year-old Dustin Archie. Archie remained in serious condition at Lexington Medical Center; McCauley was critically injured and transferred to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.

Shantae McCauley, born May 7, 1997, in Davidson County, later died of his wounds on January 25, 2023. He was a Lexington Senior High School graduate and worked at Mod Wash. He is survived by his son TaeShaun McCauley, his parents Helen McCauley and Anthony Dula, a brother Donavin McCauley, and a sister Jaqunna Felida. The Lexington Police Department continues to investigate; anyone with information is asked to contact the department or Lexington Area Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the area around Winston Road and U.S. 29-70 see anything that day or know more about the shooting?