Rico Battle, a 34-year-old African American man, was killed in a shooting in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on December 22, 2022. Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. to Edgecombe Street and found Battle unresponsive; EMS pronounced him dead at the scene.

A 20-year-old man, Gavin Hill, was located walking away from the scene on the George Street Bridge with a firearm and was arrested. Hill was charged with first-degree murder and held at the Edgecombe County Detention Facility without bond. Police described the incident as domestic-related and said Battle and Hill were acquainted.

Battle had been involved in an earlier June 2022 shooting on Smith Street with Dominick Lynch in which both men exchanged gunfire and were injured; both were later charged with multiple offenses stemming from that June incident. Does anyone have information about the December 22 shooting or knew Battle and his connections in Rocky Mount?