Snow Hill Police Department: Shooting update
**SHOOTING UPDATE**
A second arrest has been made in the June 4th, 2025 shooting that occurred on Jordan Ave.
On June 6th, 2025, arrest warrants were obtained for De’onta Raequn “Rockout” Dixon, 20, of Maury, NC for his involvement in the shooting that occurred on Jordan Ave. On July 5th, 2025, deputies with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of Hwy 123 N and Hwy 258 N, in which Dixon was a passenger in the vehicle.
Subsequent to his arrest for his active warrants, Dixon was also in possession of a stolen firearm and charged additionally. Dixon was arrest without incident and taken before a magistrate at the Greene County Jail, where he received no bond due to the Pretrial Integrity Act.
This is great law enforcement work by the Snow Hill Police Department and Greene County Sheriff's Office to being one stop closer to getting this case closed.
This is still an ongoing investigation and additional suspects/charges are pending. Anyone with information is urged to contact Corporal Payton by telephone at 252-560-9022.
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**SHOOTING INCIDENT**
On 06/04/25 at approximately 4:50pm, SHPD was dispatched to the 500 block of Jordan Ave. to investigate a reported shots fired call. Minutes later, Corporal Payton and Chief Smith arrived on scene and secured the area for investigative purposes. The evidence on scene, and witness statements indicated that a vehicle had driven by the 500 block of the property, fired shots from the vehicle towards the apartments and drove away; there was also evidence of returned fire from the apartment area towards Jordan Ave.
Corporal Payton collaborated with Deputy Williams of Greene County Sheriff’s Office throughout the night and developed a suspect profile. On 06/05/25 at approximately 3:15 pm, Deputy Williams located one suspect on Hwy 13 S. and performed a vehicle stop, detaining the suspect. Chief Smith and Cpl. Payton interviewed the suspect and developed probable cause to arrest Zacchaeus Hussey as one of the perpetrators of the shooting incident.
SHPD would like to thank GCSO for their assistance in this investigation.
Anyone with further information is encouraged to call Snow Hill PD at 252-747-3414 or 252-560-9022
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