SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Two North Carolina teenagers have been arrested and charged with the murder of a 21-year-old man who is the son of “Lizard Lick Towing” reality show star Ronnie Shirley, authorities said Wednesday.
According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s office, the boys, who are 16- and 17-years-old, respectively, were charged with murder and attempted murder, WRAL-TV reported.
According to The News & Observer of Raleigh, the 17-year-old, from Willow, was arrested on Saturday, and the 16-year-old, from Garner, was arrested on Tuesday, Capt. Jeff Caldwell stated in a news release.
“Lizard Lick Towing” star Ronnie Shirley confirmed on Facebook that it was his son who was found dead in the Sheetz parking lot. https://t.co/uZW7SL1CjS
— The News & Observer (@newsobserver) February 23, 2022
The teens were charged in connection to the Feb. 17 fatal shooting of Harley Anderson Shirley and the attempted murder of a 20-year-old woman, the newspaper reported. The woman, who has not been identified, remains hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
Ronnie Shirley confirmed Friday via social media that his son was fatally shot at a Sheetz gas station.
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According to the sheriff’s office, shots were fired during a memorial service balloon release for Xavier Smith. He was killed earlier this month in a traffic accident earlier, WRAL reported.
The family told the television station that the shooting occurred on the front lawn of a home and then several men jumped into a car and drove away. A second call then alerted deputies to shooting victims in a parking lot about three miles from the first incident. Investigators determined the two calls were related.
The elder Shirley’s towing and repossession business near Wendell was chronicled in the “Lizard Lick Towing” reality show, which aired on truTV from 2011 to 2014, The News & Observer reported.
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