On December 14, 2023, at about 8:11 PM gunshots were reported near Piedmont Avenue and Dodge Street in Mount Holly, North Carolina. Officers found two 19-year-old Concord residents, Jaylan Marray Jackson and Jayden Dae’Shun Munson, inside a vehicle; both had fatal gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. The Mount Holly Police Department opened an intensive investigation into the double homicide.

By December 29, 2023, a 17-year-old was arrested in Union, New York, and charged with first-degree murder; details were withheld because of the juvenile’s status. On January 12, 2024, 18-year-old Zabreon Isaiah Wallace was arrested in Fairmont, North Carolina, and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon. A third arrest followed on February 1, 2024, when 20-year-old Marquan Ladrien Marshall was taken into custody in Greensboro and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

The Mount Holly Police Department thanked multiple law enforcement partners for their assistance and said the investigation remains active. If anyone has information, contact the Mount Holly Police Department or Gaston County Crime Stoppers anonymously.