Jaron Burris, 32, was shot and killed in the early hours of Saturday, August 2, 2025, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Officers were dispatched around 1 a.m. to the area of Queens Court off Stokes Street, where Burris was found in a parking area with a gunshot wound to the face and pronounced dead at the scene. Local funeral notices and memorial listings later confirmed his identity and date of death.

Police announced an arrest within hours. Investigators charged 33-year-old Kenneth Ray Bryant Jr. with first-degree murder and booked him on the homicide charge the same day the shooting occurred. Authorities said the investigation remained active and detectives were continuing to process evidence and pursue leads; no motive or additional suspects were publicly detailed in the initial releases.

If anyone in Rocky Mount has information about what happened near Queens Court on August 2, please come forward and share what you know.