Maurice Ruffin, 36, of Wilson, North Carolina, was shot multiple times and found in the parking lot of the Creamery on Goldsboro Street South on February 3, 2022. He was taken to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, where he died of his injuries.

David Lee Bryant Jr., 24, of Wilson, was arrested shortly after the shooting and charged with one count of murder; he has been held without bond. Jaquan Deshaun Barnes, 22, was arrested February 9, 2022, and charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors later said Barnes was across the street when the shooting occurred and that Bryant was the alleged shooter. In October 2023 Barnes was granted a $350,000 secured bond with electronic monitoring and no contact with the victim’s family. Both men are awaiting trial, with the next court date listed as December 13.

What information do readers in the area have about events outside the Creamery that night or anyone who might have seen the suspects?