Armstrong Shadrac Seme, a 20-year-old male of Haitian descent, was shot and killed in Hickory, North Carolina, on September 27, 2020. He was born August 31, 2000, in Port Au Prince, Haiti, to Jimmy Fred Seme and Mimose Joseph, and was pronounced dead at Frye Regional Medical Hospital after being found with multiple gunshot wounds at Sunny Valley Apartments, 98 3rd Avenue SE.

Officers responded about 2:22 am that morning; Catawba County EMS transported Armstrong to the hospital. Reports describe him as an innocent bystander caught in crossfire during a shooting at the apartment complex. Another person, 28-year-old Jalen Shade, was injured in the same incident.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the Hickory Police Department is asking for tips. If anyone has information about the shooting or was in the Sunny Valley Apartments area that night, please come forward.