Rynell Tyreek Gaines, 27, was found dead October 23, 2015, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. A call about a collision at 4th and Madison streets came in around 12:15 a.m.; first responders found Gaines unconscious in a vehicle and paramedics later determined he had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

James Antwon Buster Coleman III, 24, of Weldon, North Carolina, was identified as the primary suspect. Coleman turned himself in to Halifax County deputies on December 22, 2015, and was charged with murder; he was held without bond in the Halifax County jail. Police have not released details about motive or the evidence linking Coleman to the shooting.

Anyone with information about Gaines, the shooting, or events around 4th and Madison streets that night is asked to come forward.