Donnie D. Smith, 55, was killed on May 8, 2021, in the Duffyfield neighborhood of New Bern, North Carolina. Multiple 911 callers reported gunfire; when officers arrived they found Smith and another person with gunshot wounds. Donnie Smith died at the scene; the other victim survived and later recovered at home after being struck in the face.

The shooting occurred on Raleigh Street near Myrtle and Mechanic streets. Neighbors reported multiple shots and bullets striking nearby homes; a maintenance worker counted nine bullet holes. Police described the incident as isolated and announced two arrests in connection with the case. The New Bern Police Department said this was the city’s second fatal shooting that year and urged anyone with information to contact the department’s TIPS line or Craven County Crime Stoppers.

What can readers who were in the Duffyfield area that night add about the sequence of events or anyone seen leaving the scene?