Dominique Coppedge, 27, of Hookerton, North Carolina, was fatally shot in Snow Hill on July 12, 2020. The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West Harper on a Sunday; two other people were injured, one flown to Vidant Medical Center and another driven to a hospital. The Snow Hill Police Department, with help from the State Bureau of Investigation, opened an inquiry into the case.

Coppedge was survived by his father Arthur Coppedge, his mother Betty Smallwood, and his children Da'Kar King Bynum, Da' Kylee Queen Coppedge, and Kanna Princess Coppedge. Funeral services were held July 25, 2020, at Red Hill Cemetery in Ayden with social distancing and face masks observed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No arrests or suspects have been publicly disclosed.

Does anyone who lived in Snow Hill that night have information about the shooting or about Dominique’s last hours?