Justin Lewis McCarthy, 27, was shot and killed on December 26, 2020, in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Officers responded that afternoon to a reported shooting at 109 Brenda Dr. and found McCarthy on the ground with a gunshot wound; Jacksonville Public Safety and Onslow County EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Jacksonville Police Department asked anyone with information to contact Detective Jillian Wenderoth or Crime Stoppers, noting cash rewards for useful tips.

McCarthy is survived by his mother Lora G. Morse and step-father Jerry L. Morse of Swansboro; his father Anthony W. McCarthy of Waynesboro, VA; brothers Benjamin Aaron McCarthy of Swansboro, Curtis Hutchinson of Farmville, VA, and Spencer Morse of Jacksonville; and sisters Elizabeth Ann Albertine of Jacksonville and Emily-Marie J. Morse of Swansboro. A Celebration of Justin’s Life was held January 9, 2021, at Calvary Baptist Church in Jacksonville.

If anyone in the community has information about the shooting at 109 Brenda Dr., please contact Detective Wenderoth or Crime Stoppers.