Shawn Rouse, a 38-year-old African American man from Wendell, North Carolina, was shot and killed on February 1, 2025, while making deliveries for DoorDash. Deputies found him in the driver’s seat of his vehicle in the 6200 block of Stag Trail with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have called the shooting an isolated incident and say they are investigating.

Rouse was a devoted husband and father of eight children. His wife, Rudie Rouse, said they had known each other since school, married in 2022 and shared a one-year-old daughter; Rouse also had three children from a previous marriage. Family members describe him as hardworking and deeply involved in his children’s lives. Wake County deputies deployed K-9 teams in the immediate search, but no arrests have been announced.

Who knew Shawn, saw him working in the Wendell area that day, or has information that could help investigators identify who killed him?