Dominic Rayvon Basnight, 25, was killed in Edenton, North Carolina, on March 9, 2021. Police responded about 8:50 p.m. to a shots-fired call in the 700 block of Cabarrus Street; Basnight was taken to Vidant Chowan Hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries. Investigators determined the shooting was not random.

Two men were arrested and charged in connection with Basnight’s death. Nikale Walton, 22, was arrested March 18, 2021, and Darren Valentine, 32, was arrested March 22, 2021; both faced murder charges. Nikale Walton later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a minimum term of 195 months in prison. The Edenton police investigated the case with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.

If anyone knew Basnight or has information about what happened that night on Cabarrus Street, please come forward.