On October 19, 2023, at about 12:38 p.m., officers from the Goldsboro Police Department and deputies from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting at 401 North Best Street in Goldsboro, North Carolina. They found 51-year-old Kelvin Yvonne Coley inside the residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Coley was taken to UNC Health Wayne and later pronounced deceased.

Investigators identified 25-year-old Tyonne Daquez McKinnon of Goldsboro as the primary suspect. McKinnon was located and arrested on the same block of North Best Street and charged with murder; he was booked into the Wayne County Detention Center without bond and had an initial court appearance scheduled the next day. Authorities have not disclosed a motive, and it is unclear whether Coley and McKinnon knew one another.

Family and friends remembered Kelvin King Coley as a vibrant presence who often played 1970s and 1980s R&B for his neighborhood and took pride in his family, especially his daughter. A visitation and funeral service were held October 28, 2023, at Elm Grove Church Ministries in Pikeville. If anyone has information about this shooting, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.