Corey Monyea Gooch Sr., 40, was found dead from a gunshot wound on the evening of February 3, 2021, in the 500-block of Hardee Street in Durham, North Carolina. His shooting was one of two fatal shootings that night; 38-year-old Antone Baines was killed earlier in the 200-block of Cushman Street, and police said the incidents were connected.

Investigators arrested 33-year-old Mario Blanding on February 18, 2021, in the 100-block of Apogee Drive and charged him with the murders of both Gooch and Baines. Blanding was held in the Durham County Jail without bond on those charges. The motive had not been made clear as of the arrest.

Gooch left behind a wife and two sons. Family members and the community held a remembrance near Cushman Street and Plummer Place on February 6, 2021, that included a balloon release and calls for an end to gun violence. Does anyone have information about Corey’s last hours or the events that linked the two shootings?