Kevin Massey, 41, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on Price Street near U.S. 421 in Erwin, North Carolina, on January 14, 2023. A passerby discovered the body shortly after hearing a gunshot; Massey was pronounced dead at the scene around 6:05 p.m.

Massey was a long-time Erwin resident whose family and friends mourned him; a celebration of life was held January 28, 2023, at Walker Funeral Home Chapel in Lillington, with interment at Riverside Community Cemetery in Erwin. The Erwin Police Department identified a person of interest and made an arrest roughly nine hours after the shooting, though investigators did not immediately release the suspect’s identity or a motive.

Are there readers who knew Kevin or who have information about what happened that evening?