Seventeen-year-old Jahlil Deneil Teachey, known as Juice and TJ, was shot in the face and died on November 3, 2018, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He was found on Banks Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. and later died at Wayne UNC Vidant Hospital. Jahlil was a student at Wayne Academy School.

Investigators recovered two guns at the scene. Authorities determined a 16-year-old acquaintance, Xzavier Jaknowledge Mickens, had shot Jahlil; Mickens was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Warrants were issued on November 23, 2018, and he surrendered on November 27, 2018, being held under a $10,002 secured bond and scheduled for court. The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office approved the charge.

Family and friends remembered Jahlil as an amazing young man with a genuine spirit. If anyone has information about Jahlil or the shooting, please come forward.