On April 14, 2023, at about 2:54 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting at a residence near Pinehurst Avenue in Fairmont, North Carolina. Officers found 31-year-old Rashawn McLean suffering from gunshot wounds; he was taken to UNC Southeastern Medical Center, then transferred to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, and died of his injuries on April 27, 2023.

Authorities arrested 20-year-old Jeremy A. Sweat of Fairmont on April 28, 2023. He was charged with first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into an enclosure with intent to intimidate, and was booked into the Robeson County Detention Center without bond. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division led the investigation with assistance from the Fairmont Police Department, ATF, the U.S. Marshals Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force, and the Robeson County District Attorney’s Office.

McLean, known as Da Moe, was born October 7, 1991, in Lumberton and was remembered by family and community members as easy-going, generous, a DJ at local parties, and an active member of Star of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. A visitation and celebration of life was held May 4, 2023, with interment at Fairmont Memorial Park.

Does anyone who knew Rashawn or who was in the Fairmont area that night have information that could help clarify what happened?