Johnny Brian Guin Jr., 19, male, White, was identified by local authorities as the person killed during a late-Sunday altercation on May 18, 2025, along Butler Island Road near Roseboro in Sampson County, North Carolina. Deputies were called around 5:30 p.m. for reports of multiple people involved in a disturbance; they found two males with gunshot wounds and pronounced Guin dead at the scene. The incident was described by the sheriff’s office as isolated, and investigators remained on the road for hours processing the scene.
The second wounded man was taken to a hospital in stable condition, but officials initially withheld his name while they worked to clarify the circumstances. A sheriff’s captain referenced a “unique set of circumstances” around the case and said more information would follow as detectives pieced together what happened. Early reports placed the scene at or near 1696 Butler Island Road, west of Roseboro.
News crews at the scene observed a man being led away in handcuffs as the road remained closed, though authorities did not announce charges or identify that individual in connection with the shooting. In subsequent local coverage and statements, the investigation was described as ongoing with no public naming of suspects or confirmation of arrests related to Guin’s death.
Guin, of Autryville, was formally identified the following day by area outlets and in a sheriff’s update. Obituary notices confirmed his age and date of death and noted that services would be held in Roseboro. A local weekly summarized law-enforcement information by listing him as a white male from Autryville. As of the latest reporting available, authorities had not released further details on motive or the roles of those involved beyond the initial disturbance.
