Larry Maurice Saunders Jr was shot and killed on the evening of December 21, 2024. Officers responded around 10:19 p.m. to a disturbance at a residence in the 400 block of E. Walnut Street after a caller reported an unknown disturbance and ShotSpotter indicated gunfire. Saunders, 31, was found in the backyard with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at about 10:48 p.m.

The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigative Services Bureau has opened an ongoing investigation. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Investigators are asking anyone who attended the gathering at the residence or who has information to contact the bureau at (919) 705-6572 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at (919) 735-2255 or p3tips.com.

Did anyone attend the gathering or see activity in the 400 block of E. Walnut Street that night who can help investigators?