Joshua A. Locklear, 32, was killed on December 24, 2020, at the Lombardy Village Mobile Home Park in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina. Deputies responding to reports of shots fired found Locklear deceased inside a vehicle. Another man, 29-year-old John McMillian of Lumber Bridge, was wounded in the same shooting and taken to UNC Southeastern Medical Center before being transferred to another facility; he is expected to recover.

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are investigating. Authorities have interviewed witnesses, canvassed the neighborhood, and reviewed surveillance footage from multiple locations. No arrests or suspects have been reported.

Locklear was born July 2, 1988, in Robeson County and is survived by his mother, Deborah Wearins, and numerous siblings including Mark Chavis, Matthew Chavis, Jimmy Earl Locklear, Jackie Locklear, Bobby Locklear, Donald Ray Locklear, Daniel Brewer, and Jordan Brewer. If anyone has information that could assist the investigation, please come forward.