Brandon Jamall Bowens, a 33-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in Wilson, North Carolina, on July 4, 2021. Officers responded to a shots fired call about 3:12 a.m. in the 1700-block of Augusta Circle and found Bowens with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Wilson Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

The Wilson Police Department opened an investigation into the fatal shooting. As of the latest report, the investigation remained active and no arrests had been announced. Bowens is survived by two daughters, Skylah Briggs and Nyla’Jae Bowens, a son, Jayceon Briggs, his parents Lisa Andrea Bowens and Chante’r Jules Bowens, and other relatives and friends. The funeral service was held July 10, 2021, at L.N. Forbes OFWB Tabernacle with burial at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Does anyone with information about the July 4 shooting in the 1700-block of Augusta Circle in Wilson have tips to share with the Wilson Police Department or Crime Stoppers?