Jeremiah Nathaniel Woodard-Pegues was 16 when he was shot and killed on May 13, 2021, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The killing took place late at night on Allen Street in the Villa Heights neighborhood as Jeremiah was walking toward a corner store; he was struck three times and died at the scene.

Police say a vehicle approached Jeremiah and its driver, 18-year-old Tracey Witherspoon, fired multiple shots. Officers later observed a stolen vehicle nearby and attempted a traffic stop; the driver did not stop, and a high-speed pursuit ended with the occupants taken into custody. A juvenile male was also charged in connection with the incident, and authorities say Witherspoon’s girlfriend, Takeyah Simpson, attempted to lure Jeremiah out of a house before the shooting.

Jeremiah’s family remembers him as a kind soul with a bright smile. Does anyone have information about Jeremiah’s movements that night or witnessed the vehicle near Allen Street?