Nathaniel Crawford was a 22-year-old African American man who was fatally shot on November 27, 2022, in Kinston, North Carolina. Officers were sent to the intersection of Nobles Lane and Stadium Drive after reports of a person with multiple gunshot wounds. Kinston Police and Lenoir County EMS found Crawford critically injured; he died while being transported to ECU Medical Center.

An arrest followed the investigation. Taquan Travontah Jakel Darden later pleaded guilty to Crawford’s murder on January 3, 2024, and received an active sentence of 240 to 300 months, with an additional consecutive 64 to 89 months for an unrelated Lenoir County robbery. The Kinston Police Department worked with the Lenoir County District Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Office and thanked the community for assistance in the case.

What information about that night or about Nathaniel could help clarify what happened at Nobles Lane and Stadium Drive?