Shawqueze Ingram, a 29-year-old African American man, was found shot to death inside a house on Wayside Street in High Point, North Carolina, on November 7, 2021. High Point police responded to a report of a body about 7 p.m.; officers discovered that Ingram had been shot and opened an investigation into the killing.

Ingram’s family and friends described him as a vibrant presence and a counselor to others, known by nicknames including The Emotional Gangster and The Love Doctor. On November 16, 2021, authorities arrested 29-year-old Cornelius Jaqual Woods and charged him with first-degree murder; the High Point Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Task Force made the arrest and Woods was taken into custody and held in the Guilford County Jail without bond. The motive for the shooting remained under investigation.

If anyone has information about Ingram, his movements that night, or the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.