Andrew Montgomery, 23, of Laurinburg, North Carolina, was killed on July 9, 2021. Officers responding in the early morning to a report of a suspicious vehicle on the US 74 off-ramp at US 401 found two people in the car with gunshot wounds. Montgomery was pronounced dead at the scene; the other occupant was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.

Triandes Quashaun Frazier, 31, of Hamlet, North Carolina, was located walking along US 74 later that morning and arrested without incident. He was charged with murder and several firearms-related offenses, including assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Authorities credited public cooperation and responding officers for the quick arrest, and the investigation into the circumstances of Montgomery’s death remains ongoing.

Friends and family remembered Montgomery as a kind and caring person; his funeral was held July 20, 2021, at Hillside Memorial Park in Laurinburg. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.