Dalvin Damond Bookard was 19 when he was shot and killed on Memorial Day, June 1, 2021, in McLeansville, North Carolina. He had been visiting his grandfather’s house for a meal with family and friends and was shot after leaving the gathering at the intersection of Smiley Wyrick Road and Friendship Church Road. Deputies from the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office found him with life-threatening injuries; he died about 9 a.m. the following day.

A recent graduate of Northeast Guilford High School in the class of 2020, Dalvin was described by his mother, Tiwanda Robinson, as a ball of light who was loving, caring and funny.

If anyone knew Dalvin or saw activity near Smiley Wyrick Road and Friendship Church Road on Memorial Day 2021, please share what you know with investigators.