Kizmel Kachae Norman was 20 when he was shot and killed on November 27, 2014, in Plymouth, North Carolina. Known as Mel to his family, he graduated from Plymouth High School in 2012, had been named All State Linebacker of the Year for his high school team, worked as a machine operator at Diversified Wood Products, and attended Spring Green Church of Christ.

On Thanksgiving Day Kizmel was walking home with friends when he was shot outside an apartment on Somerset Drive in Plymouth. Two Fayetteville State University students, Oji Elon Wynn and Michael Dawane Jones, both 20, were arrested and charged with his murder and with felony riot; they were taken into custody on campus and held in the Cumberland County jail without bond. Police said additional arrests were pending as the investigation continued.

Kizmel’s funeral was held at Plymouth High School and he was buried at Toodle’s Cemetery in Plymouth. If anyone knew him or has information about that night, please come forward.