Darrion Devon Williams, a 35-year-old African American man, was killed on October 20, 2020, on NC 43 North near Faith Baptist Church Road in Pinetops, North Carolina. Deputies responded to reports of a traffic crash and a gunshot victim and found a wrecked truck and two people who had been shot. Despite life-saving efforts by deputies and Edgecombe County EMS, Williams died; a female victim survived and was reported in stable condition.

Investigators identified and arrested 21-year-old Dari Marcus Johnson of Rocky Mount. Johnson was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and first-degree kidnapping, and was being held in the Edgecombe County Detention Center without bond. Law enforcement said eyewitnesses and community members gave information that led to the swift arrest; the probe included a search for the murder weapon and examination of a 1991 Chevrolet Caprice found on Antioch Road.

Does anyone who lived in the area or witnessed events near NC 43 North on October 20, 2020, have more information to share?