Tellton Jaymel Jones, 28, of Tarboro, North Carolina, was killed in a multiple‑victim shooting during the early morning of June 30, 2024. Deputies with the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office responded at about 3 a.m. to reports of multiple shootings on Branchwood Lane and found two men dead at the scene. The other deceased victim was identified as 29‑year‑old Odis Ray Draughn III; a third person suffered a gunshot wound and was taken to ECU Health for treatment.

Jones was born April 30, 1996, in Edgecombe County and was the son of Milton Earl Hinton and the late Telleshus Jones. Authorities arrested 34‑year‑old Arrington Rontrell Everette of Princeville on July 1, 2024, charging him with two counts of first‑degree murder; Everette was taken into custody. Funeral arrangements for Jones were handled by Hemby‑Willoughby Mortuary, Inc., in Tarboro.

What can readers who knew Jones or were in the Branchwood Lane area that morning share about what they saw or heard?