Vigil, fundraiser held for man killed while streaming on Facebook Live

MONROE, N.C. — A man killed in Union County while streaming on Facebook Live was honored during a candlelight vigil Saturday at Creft Park in Monroe.

Police said Douglas Colson shot Prentis Robinson to death Monday in Wingate while Robinson was streaming a Facebook Live video.

Robinson’s friends started a cookout fundraiser to help pay for funeral costs.

"Prentis Robinson was a good friend of mine, so what we are doing is a unity in the community, pretty much calling everybody to put down the beef and pick up the beef, just bringing everybody out to fellowship,” organizer Dee Allen said.

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Authorities said Robinson sometimes used Facebook Live to call out drug dealers and mentioned Colson by name.

Colson is charged with first-degree murder.

Robinson's funeral is Wednesday in Marshville.

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