The first thing Sharron Moten noticed the last time her brother called was the unusual time of day.
It was 2:37 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. Charles Shackleford, the youngest of eight siblings, had called to talk about family.
“He was talking about getting all the siblings together and wanting to pray and just try to get our relationships together,” Moten said, her voice breaking as she recalled their final conversation. “That was early Thursday morning.”
By Friday, Shackleford, 50, was dead. He was found at the apartment that he shared with a nephew on Rouse Road in Kinston on the morning of Jan.