It’s been more than three years since Johnny Moore was shot and killed inside his home in Gastonia, but a renewed push for justice has more people chipping in to get answers.
You may have seen the billboard on E. Franklin Street highlighting Moore’s case. It went up in September, and two people learned about Moore from it. Then, they added $2,000 to the reward.
The billboard will eventually come down, but Moore’s brother is encouraged to know that the reward to get answers has gone up.
“It is meaningful for the cause to justice,” Stephan Moore told Channel 9′s Ken Lemon.
Stephan and his family are holding on to old video of John. The well-loved barber was killed in his home on Allison Avenue in 2021.
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“The last three years have been empty. We’ve lost a family member. We’ve lost a laughter,” Stephan said.
Police have had no solid leads. Family members hoped this billboard in a spot with a lot of traffic would convince someone to talk and end the family’s suffering.