Artist Daeshun Torrence was 19 when he was fatally shot on June 13, 2019, in Shelby, North Carolina. Officers found him slumped over the center console of an SUV on Melrose Drive in a pool of blood; he was taken to Atrium Health Cleveland and pronounced dead. The autopsy reported a medium-caliber bullet fired from a distance as the cause of the lethal wound.

The investigation led to the arrest of 16-year-old Malik Treshawn Jones, who was charged with first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied property. The shooting happened shortly after 2 p.m. and was described by police as gunfire originating from a distance before the bullet struck Torrence.

Torrence’s death deeply affected the Shelby community and the case moved through the legal system afterward. If anyone has information about Daeshun Torrence, his movements that afternoon, or the shooting on Melrose Drive, please come forward.