Jalen Mack Claboine, 19, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died on September 15, 2020, from an apparent gunshot wound. He was a passenger in a vehicle involved in an encounter on Gilmer Avenue; the driver fled and the car ended up on Indiana Avenue where Claboine was found lying in the street and pronounced dead at the scene. The Winston-Salem Police Department identified multiple crime scenes, including Gilmer and Indiana Avenues, and the Criminal Investigations Division took over the probe. Claboine’s death was recorded as the city’s 22nd homicide of 2020.

Investigators tied 19-year-old Jeremiah Nickerson to the case through phone records that placed a gun in his possession before and after the shooting and showed he attempted to dispose of the weapon. Nickerson was convicted of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and received a 10 to 14 year prison sentence, along with additional prison time for drug trafficking counts. The investigation is ongoing as authorities work to identify and hold all responsible parties accountable.

If anyone has information about the events on Gilmer Avenue or Indiana Avenue that night, please share what you know with investigators.