A fatal shooting occurred on the afternoon of March 7, 2025, at the Peachtree Apartments in Ahoskie, North Carolina. Darvarious Romon Wilson, a 33-year-old African American man, was found dead at the scene by Ahoskie police officers; the incident took place around 1:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Peachtree Street.

Authorities identified 31-year-old Fredrick Scot Williams of Ahoskie as the suspect and arrested him later that evening in Raleigh. Williams faces charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and is being held without bond at the Wake County Detention Center. Multiple agencies assisted in the investigation, including the Hertford County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the Raleigh Police Department.

Funeral services for Darvarious Romon Wilson were held March 16, 2025, at Kingdom Building and Deliverance For All People in Ahoskie, and he was buried at Wilder-Cherry Family Cemetery in Aulander. If anyone knew Wilson or witnessed the events near Peachtree Apartments that afternoon, please share what might help the investigation.