Randal Vontray Sturdivan Jr, 26, was shot and died after arriving at Atrium Health Anson in the early hours of July 16, 2023. Officers found that the shooting had occurred near the 300 block of Myrtlewood Drive in Wadesboro, North Carolina. Sturdivant, known to family as RJ, graduated from Anson High School and was awaiting the birth of his son, Jamarion Vontray Sturdivant.

He is remembered for a playful spirit, love of pranks, and close bond with his father, Randal Sturdivant, and mother, Delvonne Little. Investigators identified 23-year-old Devonte Amor Horne as a suspect; an arrest warrant for first-degree murder was issued for Horne on July 18, 2023, and he was then considered at large and armed and dangerous. Funeral services were held July 29, 2023, with interment at West Deep Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.

If anyone has information about Horne’s whereabouts, contact the Wadesboro Police Department at 704-694-2167.