On June 5, 2024, officers in Goldsboro responded to reports of gunfire on South John Street; an 18-year-old, Tysher Davis, was found with a gunshot wound and taken to hospital. At the same time investigators located 21-year-old Vorteryahj Erasave’ Sanders of Dudley in a vehicle on Hollowell Avenue with a fatal gunshot wound. Sanders was pronounced dead at the scene and his death was later acknowledged by McIntyre Funeral Home with services listed on the funeral home’s website.

Police determined the two incidents were connected and that Davis and Sanders had been acquainted and involved in a confrontation before the shootings. After consultation with the Wayne County District Attorney’s Office, Davis was charged with an open count of murder in Sanders’ death; he surrendered on June 21, 2024, and was held without bond pending his initial court appearance. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division and Crime Scene Unit continue to investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255 or submit a tip online; callers can remain anonymous. Have any readers in Goldsboro seen or heard anything that could help this investigation?