Daiquan Evander Jacobs, a 23-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on May 10, 2020, in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was driving on Eastwood Road around noon when a bullet entered the rear of his Mercedes Benz, struck him in the back and caused his vehicle to crash into a tree on Oleander Drive. Jacobs was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the shooting as gang-related.

Three people were arrested and charged in connection with the killing: Montaisha Sutton, 18; Dequan Mullins, 18; and Tyquan Mallette, 19, each charged with first-degree murder. Mullins, who reportedly fired from the backseat of a Hyundai Sonata, later pleaded guilty and received a 22-year sentence. Mallette, who was in the front seat, pleaded guilty to Accessory After the Fact to First-Degree Murder and received a 9 1/2-year sentence. Sutton’s trial was scheduled for April.

Police conducted surveillance at Jacobs’ funeral on May 16, 2020, after concerns about violence. Officers say an orange Mustang stopped, a masked man with an AK-47 exited, and three men were arrested; Jeremiah Thompson, 21, was charged with armed to the terror of the public and the others faced drug charges.

Did anyone who knew Jacobs or who was in that neighborhood on May 10 remember seeing the Mercedes or the Hyundai Sonata?