Talik Rochelle Little, a 21-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on December 26, 2020, in Asheboro, North Carolina. He was born December 26, 1999, in Randolph County, attended West Montgomery High School in Mt. Gilead, and worked for Waught Asphalt Company in Franklinville. He was the son of Kelvin Cook and Devin Little and is survived by a sister, Monique Little, and brothers Malik Little, Kailik Little, and Kelvin and Karter Cook.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on December 26, deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home near the North Carolina Zoo and found Talik Little and 22-year-old Trashawn Torrelle Johnson with gunshot wounds. Talik Little was pronounced dead at the scene; Johnson was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Investigators say the shooting began as a confrontation in the driveway during which the two men exchanged gunfire. The investigation remains ongoing and no arrests or suspects have been reported.

If anyone has information about the shooting or observed activity near the North Carolina Zoo that night, please share what is known.