Naseem Wilkes, 21, was shot to death on April 29, 2021, in Statesville, North Carolina. Officers found Wilkes behind an abandoned home on 4th Street near Newbern Avenue at about 6 p.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Statesville Police Department opened a homicide investigation that led to the arrest of 17-year-old Terrell Quaderius Powell. Powell, who was on probation at the time of the killing, was charged with first-degree murder, taken before a magistrate and transported to the Alexander County Juvenile Detention Center. A District Court appearance was scheduled for May 26, 2021. The investigation remains ongoing and no further details have been released.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Wilkes that could help the investigation, please share what is known with police.