On August 3, 2024, at about 3:15 a.m., 21-year-old Caleb Turner was fatally shot during a large house party in the 1900 block of Exum Road near Nashville, North Carolina. The Nash County Sheriff’s Office says Turner was targeted in an attempted robbery by three people who wanted to take his firearm. During the confrontation his gun was taken and then used against him; he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two suspected adult assailants were identified as 20-year-olds Elijah Kevon Battle and Yasun Jaquavious Powell of Rocky Mount, and a 17-year-old juvenile whose name has not been released. The juvenile was apprehended the evening of August 3 and placed in secure custody on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. On August 5 Battle and Powell surrendered and were charged with first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon; both are being held without bond. Authorities say the investigation is active and additional charges are possible.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the events that led to it, please contact the Nash County Sheriff’s Office.