4th person arrested in connection with death of ‘Lizard Lick Towing’ star’s son

GARNER, N.C. — A fourth person was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 21-year-old man who was the son of “Lizard Lick Towing” reality show star Ronnie Shirley, authorities said Friday.

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Diana Sarah Jackson, 38, of Garner, North Carolina, was charged with obstruction of justice in the investigation into the Feb. 17 fatal shooting of Harley Alexander Shirley, 21, WTVD-TV reported. She is also charged with obstruction of a 20-year-old woman who was also wounded and remains in an area hospital, according to Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell, who announced the arrest.

“As sheriff, I am extremely proud of the hard work, dedication, and commitment that I have witnessed over the past week, as our detectives have worked around the clock to arrest the individuals that were involved in the senseless murder of a young man and the life-changing injuries to a young lady in our community,” Bizzell said in a statement. “Please keep both these families in your thoughts and prayers.”

Jackson joins another woman and two teen boys facing charges in the case.

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On Wednesday, two teens were charged with murder and attempted murder in the shooting. According to The News & Observer of Raleigh, the 17-year-old, from Willow, was arrested on Feb. 19, and the 16-year-old, from Garner, was arrested on Tuesday, Capt. Jeff Caldwell of the sheriff’s office stated in a news release.

On Thursday, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said Cassidy Lorene Hunter, 21, of Smithfield, was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact, WNCN-TV reported.

Ronnie Shirley confirmed 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, 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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