Timothy Lee Grady, a 34-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on May 27, 2017, in Salisbury, North Carolina. The incident occurred at an apartment on the 500 block of North Ellis Street. According to the Salisbury Police Department, the suspect, Frankie Eugene Cox Jr., was known to the victim and lived at the apartment where the shooting took place.
The police obtained a murder warrant for Cox, who was described as being 6'2" and weighing about 220 pounds.
Following the incident, Cox was wanted for the murder of Timothy Grady. The Salisbury Police Special Response Team and other responders were involved in the search for Cox, who was eventually found and arrested at an East Lafayette Street apartment. Cox surrendered to the authorities after they surrounded the building. He was subsequently charged with the murder of Timothy Grady and taken to the Rowan County Detention Center.
The investigation revealed that the two men knew each other, but the police did not release further details about the motive or circumstances leading to the shooting. The case garnered significant attention in the local community, and the authorities urged anyone with information to come forward and assist in the investigation.
