Justin Carlton Jones, 25, was killed in a shooting in the early morning hours of October 25, 2020, on the 1700 block of Trawick Road in Raleigh. Officers arrived about 2:21 a.m.; four adult men suffered gunshot wounds that night. One victim was taken to WakeMed by EMS and three were driven to a hospital in private vehicles. Justin Jones later died of his injuries.

Investigators identified two men tied to the incident, Jeffrey Steven Lynch and Julius Jamaal McKinney. Both were initially charged with assault with a dangerous weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. The charge against Jeffrey Steven Lynch was later upgraded to murder in connection with Justin Jones’s death; Lynch was held without bond, while McKinney posted bond on his charge. The case remains under investigation.

Anyone who has information that could help detectives is asked to come forward.