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William Lee Locklear

Case from Greensboro, NC dated Aug 12, 2016

Victim Details

William Lee Locklear

Male

Greensboro

NC

2016-08-12

41

William

Lee Locklear

07/12/2026

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William Lee Locklear, a 41-year-old man from Greensboro, NC, was tragically shot and killed on August 12, 2016. Locklear was found at the top of the driveway leading to a vacant home on Forest Brook Drive, having been shot in the head and hand. The incident was later determined to be a robbery gone wrong.

In January 2022, nearly six years after Locklear's death, Greensboro police arrested two men in connection with the murder. Tamarius Tyshe Merritt, 22, of Greensboro, and Javonn Dequan R ...
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  • Greensboro News & Record: Police: Greensboro man shot, killed at vacant house
  • Obituary for William Lee Locklear - George Brothers Funeral Service
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