Desmond Miles Brewington, 25, was shot to death at his Hope Mills, North Carolina, apartment on May 17, 2022, alongside his mother, Julie Camacho Smith. Their bodies were found at an apartment complex on Hackberry Drive by a neighbor and her boyfriend. Authorities described the double homicide as not a random act and said there was no lingering threat to the community.

Born August 19, 1996, in Cumberland County, Brewington was the son of Charles Allen Brewington and the late Julie Shepherd Camacho. He enjoyed drawing, playing sports and attending Crystal Springs Chapel with his grandmother; neighbors remembered him as a well-known and beloved figure in the area. The Hope Mills Police Department led the investigation with assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit.

Anyone who knew Desmond, his routines, or who has information about that night is asked to come forward.