Damarion Isaiah Sharpe was 16 when he was shot and killed on May 10, 2020, in Hickory, North Carolina. He and his cousin, 20-year-old Xzavion Rashawn Watts, were sitting in the backseat of a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu parked at the Save More Convenience Store on First Avenue SW after a family cookout. Two females had exited the car to go into the store when a Black male wearing a gray coat with the hood up and black pants approached, opened the front passenger door, and fired multiple rounds into the rear passenger area.

Damarion was pronounced dead at the scene. Xzavion was taken to Frye Regional Medical Center and later died of his injuries. The suspect was last seen fleeing south toward the rear of the store. The Hickory Police Department is investigating; no arrests have been announced and the families have offered a $20,000 reward for information.

What did readers in Hickory see that night, or who might have information that could help bring the shooter to justice?