John Fitzgerald McCoy, 49, was shot and killed on October 14, 2021, in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Officers found McCoy unresponsive behind the wheel of a 2013 Nissan Sentra on East Covington Street near Second Street after reports of shots fired into a vehicle; he was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital and later died of his injuries.

The Laurinburg Police Department says McCoy was shot while inside his car. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. McCoy’s death is listed among several unsolved homicides in Laurinburg, a pattern that has residents calling for more action to address neighborhood violence.

Anyone with information about the shooting on East Covington Street that night is asked to contact the Laurinburg Police Department.