Rasheed Phillips, a 23-year-old Black man, was found dead on May 12, 2021, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. His body was discovered in the driver’s seat of a Chrysler minivan that had crashed into a house on Everena Avenue shortly after midnight. Phillips had been shot multiple times and the death was ruled a homicide.

Police say the minivan bore bullet holes in the driver’s door and that a second call reported gunshots in the area of Regan Avenue and Everena Drive. The Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified 27-year-old Ali Abdul-Malik as a person of interest who investigators believe may have information and sought him for questioning. No arrests or charges have been announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone was in the Regan Avenue or Everena Drive area that night or has information about the shooting, please contact the Fayetteville Police Department.