Shaolyn Lareese Godley, a 20-year-old African American male, was fatally shot on March 1, 2021, on U.S. Highway 264 in Greenville, North Carolina. Deputies found him with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to Vidant Medical Center and later died. Godley and two other passengers were riding in a gray Pontiac Grand Am when occupants of another vehicle targeted and opened fire.

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit obtained warrants on March 5, 2021, for two Greenville men: 19-year-old Deshawn Bryant and 21-year-old Jyjuan Crawford, also known as Jyjuan Barr. Both were arrested in Alpharetta, Georgia, on March 6, 2021, extradited to Pitt County and held on charges that included two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

Witnesses told investigators the victims were specifically targeted. Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Shaolyn Godley is asked to come forward.