Marchellous Latrel Braddy, a 33-year-old Black man, was found dead inside a residence on Aftonshire Drive in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on May 16, 2022. A resident who had just returned home discovered his body; the Fayetteville Police Department responded and pronounced him deceased. Another victim, 27-year-old Black woman Nakea Latasha Brooks, was found shot and dead in the yard of the same residence.

Investigators say both victims had been shot and that the incident was not considered a murder-suicide. Authorities identified 29-year-old Rhaim Mosies Santiago, who was known to both victims, as the primary suspect and sought him on charges including murder, kidnapping, and robbery, as well as unrelated warrants. Santiago was located in Smithfield, North Carolina, on May 17, 2022; when approached by law enforcement he shot himself and later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Fayetteville Homicide Unit continues to investigate and is asking anyone with information to come forward. Did anyone in the Fayetteville area know either victim or see anything around Aftonshire Drive that weekend?