A Roanoke Rapids man shot at a North Myrtle Beach car wash late last month is improving, sources tell The Spin, his condition upgraded to stable.

As the condition of 54-year-old James Humphries improves, the North Myrtle Beach Police Department continues to look for clues, The Sun News newspaper reported in its July 29 Web edition.

Humphries, who works at KapStone, was shot on July 20 at 12:41 a.m. while he was washing his vehicle at the Jiffy Car Wash on 15th Avenue South and U.S. 17. He sustained gunshot wounds to his upper right torso, according to a police report. Officers reported hearing four to six shots in the area.

Sources told The Spin today Humphries was washing salt off his vehicle when a man approached him and demanded money. Humphries, who is apparently hard of hearing in one ear, did not hear the demand and was shot.

Humphries was reportedly conscious when police arrived and told officers the shooter was wearing a white mask, the report states.