KINSTON, N.C. — A memorial service is planned on Wednesday for a beloved Hickory man who was killed in Kinston in eastern North Carolina.
Brad Brady was found stabbed to death on April 9 at his secondary home.
Everyone who Channel 9’s Dave Faherty spoke with said Brady had an impact on their lives.
He was part-owner of the Rose Vista Assisted Living Center and lived in the independent living apartments on the property where the homicide happened.
Friends shared photos of Brady, whom they described as a gentle giant with a big heart.
On April 9, Kinston police said they got a call about a shooting, and when they arrived, they found Brady near his front door, dead from a stab wound to his chest.
Police said they don’t have any new leads in the case and no new information on the homicide. They said Brady was a part-time resident in Kinston, where he partly owned the facility.
He also had a home in Hickory where he spent time with family and friends.
The residents in Kinston told Faherty that Brady went out of his way to help others.
Bobby Turner and Tim Watson are still struggling with why someone would kill him.
“He was such a good person and always trying to help somebody,” Turner said.
“I just can’t picture nobody wanting to hurt him,” Watson said. “He was such a nice guy.”
Angie Brewer remembers how Brady helped her two years ago after she had a heart attack. She and others are still shocked by what happened and is concerned for her safety.
“It doesn’t make sense,” Brewer said. “And we still don’t know what happened, and it’s scary to think something like that happened out here.”
Police in Kinston said they have interviewed dozens of people about the case but haven’t identified a suspect or the reason why someone would stab Brady at his apartment.
Police said they are working with the State Bureau of Investigation and are asking people with any information to come forward.
The memorial will be on Wednesday on the property of the assisted-living facility.
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