Gary Justin Helsel, 26, of Pembroke, North Carolina, was found dead from a gunshot wound at a home on Chad Drive on the evening of June 2, 2020. The incident was described by deputies as an altercation between family members and also left two other family members injured. Multiple firearms and a knife were seized during the investigation.

Gary was born August 3, 1993, in Robeson County and is survived by his daughter Nal’yah Jadiel Carter of Lumberton; stepdaughters Cheyenne Oxendine and Precious Oxendine of Red Springs; his brother James Brandon Helsel of Greensboro; and grandparents James and Betty Brooks of Pembroke. Ryan Franklin Locklear, 23, of Fairmont, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. No charges were filed in connection with the shooting itself, and authorities did not provide an explanation for that decision.

The case is presented as a complex family dispute that ended in deadly violence. If anyone knew Gary, was at the Chad Drive residence that night, or has information about what happened, please come forward.