Travis Speller, 31, was killed in an early-morning shooting on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, on the 1000 block of Indian Woods Road in Windsor, North Carolina. Deputies from the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office found him deceased at the scene; the State Bureau of Investigation joined local detectives to interview witnesses and reconstruct events from before dawn.

Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin confirmed the investigation, saying it was active and in its early stages. Friends and family mourned publicly in the days after his death; an online memorial recorded him as lost to gun violence and an obituary identified him as Travis B. Speller, known as TJ, with funeral services scheduled later in September.

Authorities said they had questioned witnesses and people connected to the incident but had not announced any arrests or identified a suspect. If anyone has information about what happened on Indian Woods Road the morning of September 2, please contact the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office.