Devonte Leon Hall, 28, was fatally shot on June 20, 2020, in the 2400 block of Fairview Drive in Gastonia, North Carolina. He died at the scene after multiple gunshot wounds. Devonte was born June 29, 1991, to Debrina Lynette Hall and Cedric Young. Family remember his love of music and dancing and that he cherished his daughter, Draya LaNay McCullers.

Investigators identified Chrishawn Deandre Jowers, 26, of Winston-Salem, as the primary suspect. Authorities allege Jowers threatened Devonte with a 9mm handgun, took an iPhone and approximately $400 in cash, then shot him. Jowers was arrested June 25, 2020, and booked into Gaston County Jail without bond; he was charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon, with additional misdemeanor counts pending in Forsyth County.

Does anyone in Gastonia have information about the events on Fairview Drive that night or knew Devonte?