Dwayne Melvin Coward, 39, was shot and killed in Salisbury, North Carolina, in the early hours of July 5, 2022. The shooting occurred at about 12:10 to 12:17 a.m. at 121 Oakwood Avenue. Responding officers and emergency personnel found Coward deceased at the scene.

Salisbury Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is treating the death as a homicide. Investigators have asked anyone with information to contact Sergeant Justin Crotty at 704-638-5333 or email [email protected].

If anyone knew Coward, witnessed the shooting, or has information about activity around 121 Oakwood Avenue that night, please come forward to help the investigation.