Jamari Jones was 18 when he was shot and killed on October 8, 2022, in the 600 block of First Avenue in New Bern, North Carolina. He was found with a gunshot wound just after 5 p.m., taken to CarolinaEast Medical Center and later flown to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, where he died.

The New Bern Police Department says the shooting was not random and that Jamari was specifically targeted. Investigators have urged anyone with information to come forward; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the probe is ongoing.

If anyone in New Bern knows anything about Jamari, where he was that afternoon, or who might have targeted him, please share what you know with the New Bern Police Department.