On August 27, 2023, at about 2:00 p.m., deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office found 55-year-old Phillip Locklear of Longs, South Carolina, dead from a gunshot wound in the 500 block of Old Landing Road in Maxton, North Carolina. The Sheriff’s Homicide Division investigated and a 78-year-old Maxton resident, Sturgeon Locklear, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder; bond was set at $100,000.

The relationship between Phillip and Sturgeon Locklear has not been publicly disclosed, and authorities have not released further details about the circumstances of the shooting. Phillip’s obituary notes he was generous, loved adventure, had faith in God, and is survived by his wife Amanda and four children, Sabrina, Brittany, Cierra, and Houston.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3100 or 910-671-3170.