Family wants answers after deadly hit-and-run in Shelby neighborhood

SHELBY, N.C. — A man was hit by a car and left to die while walking in his own neighborhood late last week in Shelby.

Police were back in the area on Monday, and the victim’s family told Channel 9’s Ken Lemon they want answers from that driver.

Bo Anderson’s stepdaughter told Channel 9 that Bo liked to take walks in the Brittain Village community. Thursday night, he called his wife to tell her he was on his way home. His family wants to know why he didn’t make it back.

Anderson is the father of two kids with special needs, and his stepdaughter said he is a tall man with a big heart.

“You couldn’t dislike him. He was going to find a way to make someone laugh,” Heather Meadows said.

He called his wife to say he was coming home from a walk around the neighborhood. Thirty minutes later, she became concerned.

“She went to try to find him cause it just wasn’t like him not to call back or say, ‘Hey, I’m running behind,’” Heather Meadows said.

She got two blocks away and saw first responders trying to save Anderson near the entrance to Brittany Village.

Shelby Police say he was hit by a driver who kept going. Another driver saw him on the road and called for help.

The person who hit him was gone.

“They left him there. They didn’t make sure he was okay. It’s unfair. He didn’t deserve that,” Heather Meadows said.

Police were back in the neighborhood on Monday. They went door to door to see if anyone has security camera video to help them find the driver who vanished.

“There is no way nobody knows anything,” Heather Meadows said.

Neighbor Larry Whisnant lives close to the spot where police found Anderson.

“That’s kinda rough, you know. You are walking just to get exercise and you get hit,” Larry Whisnant said.

He didn’t know Bo Anderson, but came to the corner looking for clues. He said neighbors are shaken.

“I don’t see how the guy could have hit the man and not known it,” Whisnant said.

“Bo deserves answers for what happened to him,” Meadows said.

The neighbor and others nearby said they didn’t hear a crash that night.

Most have their security cameras aimed away from the street so they don’t get constant alerts when cars pass.

Anderson’s stepdaughter hopes the driver or someone who knows him will come forward.

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