Shyheem Ucif Utley was 19 when he was shot and killed behind M&S Market at the corner of West Pennsylvania Avenue and South Stephens Street in Southern Pines, North Carolina, on the morning of September 29, 2017. He was taken to Moore Regional Hospital where he died of his injuries. Authorities said the shooting was not random and that Shyheem knew the shooter.

Shyheem, known as Hallow or Heem, was born August 20, 1998, and was a member of St. Peters Church. A 2016 Pinecrest High School graduate, he later earned a diploma from Sandhills Community College. He worked at Magnolia Inn, Burger King, and Food Lion and pursued a career in hip-hop; friends and family remembered him as caring and happy.

Police arrested 25-year-old Timothy Caldell Stanback of Stafford, Virginia, and charged him with first-degree murder. Stanback was held in the Richmond County jail without bond pending a Moore County court hearing scheduled for October 24, 2017. The two men were reported to have known each other; investigators asked the community for information.

Did anyone in the area know Shyheem or have information about what happened that morning?