In the early hours of October 6, 2024, officers in Salisbury, North Carolina, responded to reports of gunfire in the parking lot at 127 East Innes Street. Two people were found with gunshot wounds. Forty-seven-year-old Donald James Krajnyak was pronounced dead at the scene; a second victim was flown to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte with life-threatening injuries.

Detectives identified 23-year-old Alexus Burshell Bost as the primary suspect and arrested her at about 6:00 a.m. at a residence on New Jersey Drive in Salisbury. Bost was charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder and is being held without bond. The Salisbury Police Department is continuing its investigation and has asked anyone with information to contact Lt. Casper at 704-638-5333 or [email protected].

Donald Donny James Krajnyak was born January 10, 1978, in Salisbury. He worked as a painter and is remembered by family as a devoted father to Abigail Jewl Krajnyak, Dakota Jade Anderson, and Cody Scott Anderson, and for his humor and counsel. Does anyone have information about the shooting or knew Donny and can help investigators?