All in Crime
Warrants have been obtained for Trevor Demitri Akeily Peters, B/M, date of birth 04/02/1994, 26 year old male who has lived in the Kinston area for about the past 7 years with various associates. Officers obtained warrants on Peters for First Degree Murder in reference to the shooting last night of Demario Washington on the 1000 blk. of E. Bright Street.
On Wednesday, November 04, 2020, at 8:09 pm, officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to the 800 block of E. Shine Street in reference to a shots fired call. Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene that consisted of (12) shell casings but no one was injured during the shooting. While officers were on-scene investigating the incident, they heard gunshots from two blocks away from the original scene.
On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at approximately 4:00 pm, officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to the 800 block of Dixon Street in reference to a shooting complaint. Upon arrival, officers located a 24-year-old male subject suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower leg. The gunshot wound doesn’t appear to be life-threatening. The subject was transported to Vidant Medical Center where he recovered from his wound.
On October 29, 2020, Officers with the Kinston Police Department obtained arrest warrants and arrested Shelton Jerrod Mason (29 years old) and Shaquan Tysheim Harper (23 years old), both of Kinston, for their role in the shooting.
On October 27, 2020 at 9:30 p.m. Officers of the Kinston Police Department arrested Deonko Hayes Brewer Jr. of Kinston N.C. The 19 year old was charged with Attempted First Degree Murder in connection with the shooting of Khalil Dail earlier that day in the parking lot of 4151 W. Vernon Avenue.
Chief Tim Dilday of the Kinston Police Department has a message for the community after a rash of violence over the past weeks. “The Kinston Police Department has responded to four shooting scenes in the month of October, all of which occurred within the past two weeks. An arrest has been made in one of these cases and suspects have been developed in each of the others. Additional arrests are forthcoming. While today’s shooting investigation is in the preliminary stages, I can tell you that at least one suspect has been identified.” (read the entire message)
On October 27, 2020 at 1246 hours officers of the Kinston Police Department responded to the parking lot of 4101 W. Vernon Avenue in response to a 911 call of a person who had been shot. Officers arrived on the scene to find Khalil Dail, 21 year old male of Kinston, NC who suffered from one gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was transported to Vidant Medical Center via ambulance.
Reports on social media indicate a shooting took place on Tuesday afternoon outside the Dollar Tree in the Westpoint Shopping Center on West Vernon Avenue in Kinston.
One commenter on Facebook reported hearing a gunshot, and witnessing a large police response a few minutes later.
Scanner traffic indicated that at least one person had been shot during the incident.
This is a developing story.
Neuse News has reached out to the Kinston Police Department for a statement, and will update this story as we get more information.
On October 21, 2020, officers with the Kinston Police Department obtained arrest warrants for Tyrionta Tyquan Dail (age 22) of Kinston for 2 counts of Attempted 1st Degree Murder. Dail was arrested and placed in the Lenoir County Detention Center under a secured bond.
On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at approximately 4:00 pm, officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to the 800 block of Dixon Street in reference to a shooting complaint. Upon arrival, officers located a 24-year-old male subject suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower leg. The gunshot wound doesn’t appear to be life-threatening. The subject was transported to Vidant Medical Center.
On October 17, 2020, at approximately 10:34 pm, Officers with the Kinston Police Department were dispatched to the report of a subject that had been shot near 18 Carver Courts. Upon arrival officers met with Andre DeBaptiste of Kinston, who was suffering from a single gunshot wound to the lower abdomen that occurred during an apparent drive-by shooting. Mr. DeBaptiste was transported by Lenoir County EMS to Vidant Medical center where he remains in stable condition.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a subject regarding a credit card fraud that occurred on 10/01/2020.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of Felicia Bryant, 46, of La Grange. Bryant was charged with insurance fraud, a felony. According to the arrest warrant, Bryant filed a new vehicle damage claim with Geico when the damage had previously been reported to Allstate.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest related to the shooting that occurred at Mitchell Wooten Apartments on September 20, 2020.
On Monday, September 21, 2020, officers arrested Al Lee Myers of La Grange, NC for his involvement in a September 20 shooting incident. Mr. Myers was taken into custody without incident and charged with Attempted Murder and Assault with a Deadly Weapon with intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury. Mr. Myers was held in the Lenoir County Jail under a $300,000 secure bond. This incident is still an active investigation.
On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:23 p.m., Kinston Police Officers responded to reports of a subject shot on the 2200 Block of Briarfield Rd. Officers arrived on scene and found two subjects lying in the road suffering from gunshot wounds. Both subjects were transported to UNC Lenoir and later transferred to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville NC. One subject passed while receiving treatment for his injuries and was pronounced dead at Vidant Medical Center. The second subject is currently in Stable Condition.
Kinston Police Department has issued a warrant for Jarmarkus Witherspoon in connection to an indecent exposure incident.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two subjects of interest related to a Larceny of an ATM on 09/14/2020 around 3:40 am at Vick’s Cleaners at 663 Sussex St, Kinston, NC
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest related to Electronic Peeping on 09/03/2020 at 12:37 p.m. at Walmart at 4101 W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC.
On Monday, August 31, 2020, at 3:07 p.m., Kinston Police responded to an assault on the 600 block of Madison Ave. Kinston, NC. When officers arrived on scene, they found the victim with a large laceration to his forehead. The victim was later transported to UNC Lenoir for his injuries. On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, officers obtained warrants for Marquis Omar Johnson, age 23 of Kinston, NC for his involvement in this incident. Mr. Johnson was charged with Felony Assault on an Individual with Disabilities and Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the subject in the sketch below. The subject is a person of interest related to the assault that occurred at 106 E. Vernon Ave on 01/02/2020. The subject was described as a black male between 20-30 years of age, 5’10” - 6’ 00” tall, and weighing approximately 200 lbs. Anyone who knows the identity of the subject below is asked to contact the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444
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