Horace Rufus Epps Jr., 54, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, was found on the roadway in the 1300 block of Gary Street on February 15, 2015, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where he later died.

Spring Lake police identified 26-year-old Ryan Scott White as a suspect and charged him with first-degree murder. Epps had been seen leaving a Spring Lake Walmart with a man about 30 minutes before he was found; investigators had not confirmed whether that man was White. White was arrested and held without bond at the Cumberland County Detention Center and was expected to make an initial court appearance shortly after his arrest.

If anyone saw Epps that day or has information about who he left the store with, please share what is known.