Jakai Armani Quinta Dekine was 20 when he was shot and killed on June 25, 2022, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Known to friends and family as P-Nut, he was remembered for being kind and respectful. The shooting occurred about 10:45 p.m. near Greenfield and 11th Streets; Jakai was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three days later, police arrested 25-year-old Malik Delquan Jones and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Jones was held without bond at the New Hanover County jail. The Wilmington Police Department led the investigation with support from the community.

What did Jakai mean to people in his neighborhood, and does anyone have information that could shed more light on the night he was killed?