Tywan Sturdivant, a 43-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on October 5, 2018, on Old Charlotte Road in Wadesboro, North Carolina. Neighbors reported hearing about a dozen gunshots, and officers from the Wadesboro Police Department found Sturdivant’s body lying in the street. Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead on arrival.

Investigators later arrested 25-year-old Shaquille Dremichael Polk of Wadesboro and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting. The arrest was made with involvement from the Wadesboro Police Department, the District Attorney’s Office, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. The investigation was ongoing as authorities continued gathering evidence.

The community was reported to be affected by the killing and concerned about local safety. Does anyone who lived in Wadesboro at the time have information about activity on Old Charlotte Road that night?