Nicholas Pike was 23 when he was shot and later died on December 13, 2020, in the parking lot of a shopping center on Burlington Road in Whitsett, North Carolina. Deputies from the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office found him about 11:20 p.m.; he was taken to a hospital and later succumbed to his injuries. The incident was classified as a homicide.

Nick, born September 17, 1997, in Guilford County, was remembered by family as fond of the outdoors, riding 4-wheelers, and spending time with his dogs, friends and relatives. He graduated from Eastern Guilford High School in 2015. The family held a funeral on December 21, 2020, at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel and buried him at Alamance Memorial Park.

A 23-year-old, Yanford Togba, was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting, including homicide and discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle inflicting serious injury. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.