Jimmy Scott Locklear Jr, 30, of Rowland, North Carolina, was fatally shot on April 14, 2020. Deputies responded to a shooting at about 11:13 p.m. on the 11400 block of Highway 130 West in Maxton. Locklear had been taken from the scene in a private vehicle and died of his injuries before reaching Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg.

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case and arrested a 16-year-old juvenile charged in connection with the shooting; the juvenile’s name was not released because of their age. The Homicide and Juvenile Divisions led the investigation with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force. Authorities described the shooting as a deliberate act.

Anyone with information relevant to the killing is asked to contact investigators to assist in bringing justice for Locklear and his family.