Eli Junior Gainey, 25, was shot and killed on January 21, 2021, at the Coleridge Road Apartments in Asheboro, North Carolina. A 16-year-old boy was also found dead at the scene; a 2-year-old child was injured and survived after multiple surgeries. Authorities said the victims were targeted and that the shooting was not random.

Asheboro police canvassed the neighborhood and urged anyone with information to come forward. The community responded with shock and grief over the killings and the injured child’s recovery.

If anyone has information about what happened at Coleridge Road Apartments on January 21, 2021, please share it with the Asheboro Police Department.