On December 22, 2023, at about 8:41 p.m., officers from the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 1600 block of South John Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina. They found 45-year-old Vincent Kornegay with a gunshot wound; Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 33-year-old Goldsboro resident Tyrone Dontrez Garner as the primary suspect. Garner was located at 107 Day Circle, about two miles from the shooting, and arrested without incident. He was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Kornegay’s death. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or any prior relationship between Kornegay and Garner.

The investigation remains open. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255 or submit a tip online at p3tips.com. Does anyone in the community have information that could help clarify what happened that night?