Tamia Logan, a Black female, age 29, was found shot to death outside her home in the Boiling Springs community of Cleveland County, North Carolina, on the night of July 18, 2025. Deputies responded to Baker Drive after reports of gunfire and discovered Tamia Logan in her front yard; investigators immediately treated the case as a homicide and canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and camera footage.
Earlier that afternoon, family members spoke with Tamia Logan by phone as she prepared for work; hours later, neighbors called 911 after hearing the shots that ended her life.
The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office announced within days that the investigation stretched across multiple counties and identified a suspect. On July 23, an arrest warrant was issued for 37-year-old Marlow Anthony Johnson of Kings Mountain, who, according to deputies, should be considered armed and dangerous. Authorities said he fled in a white 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis outfitted with large aftermarket rims, and they warned the public not to approach him while the search continued.
On August 5, 2025, law enforcement located and arrested Marlow Anthony Johnson in Charlotte. Deputies said he was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Tamia Logan, age 29. Local outlets reported the arrest closed a manhunt that began after Tamia Logan was found outside her home on Baker Drive; officials credited sustained investigative work across agencies for the capture.
In the days after July 18, family and friends mourned Tamia Logan, age 29, as funeral arrangements were set in Shelby, underscoring the grief that rippled through the community. Obituaries noted her passing on July 18, 2025, while memorial pages and gun-violence records marked her as a life lost to a shooting in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
