Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, officers from the Goldsboro Police Department responded to reports of gunfire on Hollowell Street and found 37-year-old Otavis Gerquel McKinnon suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services were called, but McKinnon was pronounced dead at the scene. The department’s Investigative Services Bureau opened a homicide investigation into the shooting.

Police have urged anyone with information to contact the Goldsboro Police Department or Crime Stoppers and may accept anonymous tips. If anyone knew Otavis McKinnon, saw activity on Hollowell Street that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.