Blade McKinley Campbell, 23, of Taylorsville, North Carolina, was shot and killed at a residence on Middle Road in the Stony Point community on March 24, 2019. Alexander County 911 received a report about 11:44 a.m.; officers who arrived found Campbell deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. Reports say an altercation between Campbell and 22-year-old Antonio Castillo ended when Castillo produced a pistol and shot Campbell.

Castillo fled the scene in a 2006 Nissan Altima. Authorities found the car later that day on Pierpoint Lane and located Castillo about 4:20 p.m. at a residence on Jessica Lee Lane; he attempted to flee on foot but was arrested. Officers recovered two bags containing an AR-15 and numerous rounds during the arrest, though the AR-15 was not the weapon used in the shooting. Castillo was charged with murder and held without bond; the grand jury returned a true bill of indictment and the case moved to Superior Court.

Blade loved photography, motorcycles, hiking, and working on cars and worked as a stocker at the Taylorsville Walmart. Does anyone have information about Blade’s last known movements or witnesses to the March 24, 2019 altercation?