Jonathan ONeal Jr., a 31-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on November 2, 2021, after an altercation with 51-year-old Aron Burdell Watkins. Watkins shot ONeal, then, accompanied by a female subject, took ONeal to Onslow Memorial Hospital and left him at the emergency room; ONeal died later that night despite medical efforts.

The investigation led to the arrest of Watkins on multiple charges connected to the shooting, including murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Watkins was also charged in a separate November 18, 2021 incident alleging assault of a woman and theft of her cell phone, resulting in additional larceny and assault charges.

Did anyone in Jacksonville see or hear anything that night or have information about the altercation?