Derrick Anthony Bryant, a 53-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on June 11, 2021, in the 600 block of Park Avenue in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Officers who responded around 10 p.m. found Bryant unresponsive with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders and EMS attempted aid.

The Rocky Mount Police Department’s investigation identified robbery as the motive and led to the arrests of two 19-year-old suspects, Anthony Horne and Shyheem Smith. Horne was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and first-degree murder and was held at the Guilford County Jail in Greensboro; Smith was charged with first-degree murder and was held at the Edgecombe County Detention facility. Legal proceedings were ongoing.

Anyone who knew Bryant or who has information about the case is asked to come forward.