On February 27, 2024, shortly after midnight, 18-year-old Jamari Dejon Haskins of Chesapeake, Virginia, was fatally shot at a residence on Madison Street in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. First responders found multiple people at the scene and Haskins was pronounced dead; an initial 911 report described a drive-by shooting, but investigators later determined he was shot inside the home.

Detectives say witness cooperation was limited, and forensic work and interviews eventually led to the arrest of 26-year-old Roanoke Rapids resident Demarcus Tyvon Gilbert, who confessed and was charged with first-degree murder. Authorities also allege attempts to conceal the crime: 34-year-old resident Alicia Shoulders was charged with obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to officers and helping clean the scene, and two others from Emporia, Virginia—18-year-old Kenneth Amari Adkins and 30-year-old Thomas Lee Parham—were charged with obstruction for similar conduct.

The motive for Haskins’ presence at the Madison Street residence and the circumstances that led to his shooting remain unclear. If anyone has information about Haskins, the Madison Street residence, or the events of that night, please share what is known.