A man accused of killing 18-year-old Burlie Dawson Locklear at a Waffle House in Laurinburg, North Carolina, has been apprehended after a four-month manhunt.
Florwer Carlin Lizano, who had been on the run since the incident on September 13, 2024, was captured in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Friday, according to the Laurinburg Police Department.
Timeline of the Incident
The tragic shooting occurred at approximately 12:40 a.m. at the Waffle House on Scotland Crossing Drive in Laurinburg. Police reported that Lizano entered the restaurant and ordered food. While waiting, he allegedly became agitated and verbally abusive toward employees.
The Manhunt and Arrest
Following the shooting, Lizano fled the scene, leading police on an extensive manhunt that lasted four months. The Laurinburg Police Department, with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service, Virginia State Police, and Portsmouth Police, located and arrested Lizano in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Authorities confirmed he is awaiting extradition to North Carolina, where he will face first-degree murder charges.
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Lizano needs to be tormented and have to suffer while flat of his back so he can think about what he done that night taking the life of a innocent young man 🕊️ Dawson didn’t deserve this but justice will be served but he should be out to death after all that.. he was my boyfriend’s son. 🤍 RIH Dawson