Montrell Devon Everett, 28, was fatally shot on December 8, 2025, along Little Drive at an apartment complex in Littleton, North Carolina. Known as 5 Trell to friends and family, he was described as a joyful presence and was a father to two children. Emergency responders pronounced him dead after he suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Littleton Police and the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the State Bureau of Investigation, opened a homicide investigation. Authorities indicated the shooting likely involved a neighbor and occurred in the street near the residences. A suspect, 29-year-old Scholar McGlenn Jefferson III, was arrested and charged in connection with the killing as detectives continued to investigate the circumstances of the altercation.

A celebration of life was being planned at Ivory Hill Baptist Church. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.