Jeffrey Devon Williams, a 37-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on March 8, 2022, at 252 Wisteria Road in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Officers who responded to a shooting call found Williams with a single gunshot wound; medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Ten days after the killing, police arrested two people in connection with the homicide. A 20-year-old woman, Iyanla Cherry, was taken into custody during a traffic stop in the 300 block of North George Street and held in the county jail without bond on an open count of murder; her first court appearance was scheduled for March 21, 2022. A 14-year-old juvenile was also charged with an open count of murder and was taken into secure custody at the intersection of North George and Pearson streets and transported to Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

The investigation remains ongoing and police are asking the public for information. If anyone has relevant information, can they contact Crime Stoppers to report what they know?