Tahj Jalin Easter was 22 when he was found with an apparent gunshot wound on Randleman Road in Greensboro on December 8, 2020. Officers responded after reports of gunfire around 5:37 p.m.; Easter was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. The initial inquiry produced no suspect leads.

The next day, December 9, 2020, an 18-year-old Greensboro man, Devonta Malik Williams, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Police said Williams was accused of shooting Easter on Randleman Road. Investigators noted multiple assaults in Greensboro within a roughly 12-hour period around the same time, reflecting a wave of violent incidents being investigated alongside Easter’s killing.

Police urged community members to provide tips, including anonymously through Crime Stoppers, as they worked to piece together the events that led to Easter’s death. If anyone has information about Tahj Jalin Easter, his movements that evening, or the Randleman Road shootings, please share what is known.