Marcus Lee Moore, a 29-year-old African American man, was found shot and killed in the road on White Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on August 27, 2022. Officers were dispatched after reports of a gunshot victim and discovered Moore with a fatal gunshot wound shortly after midnight at about 12:07 a.m. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Herrington Road and White Street.

Authorities identified 38-year-old James Darnell Felton Jr. as the primary suspect. Felton Jr. was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; police say he was considered armed and dangerous and was on the run for several weeks before apprehension. The case remains an active investigation.

Marcus Moore is survived by his mother Veronica Moore, his children Ariana Stallings-Moore and Marquez Brinkley, and his siblings Shawn Moore and Brittany Moore. Does anyone in the Elizabeth City area have information about that night or the events leading up to the shooting?