Sixteen-year-old Xzavion Lawton was shot and killed while trick-or-treating on Halloween night, October 31, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lawton, a junior at Millbrook High School, was with two friends shortly before 9:15 p.m. in the 2700 block of Sumner Boulevard, across from the Northridge Crossings apartment complex, when he was struck in the chest and later died at WakeMed hospital. The two teens with him were also wounded, one seriously and one with non-life-threatening injuries.

Raleigh police have investigated the shooting and taken a male juvenile into custody in connection with the case; his identity has not been released because of his age. Lawton’s family remembers him as a well-loved, confident young man nicknamed Boonchie and is urging the community to put away guns and stop the violence taking young lives. The investigation is ongoing.

Did anyone in the Raleigh area witness the shooting or have information to share with investigators?