Dakota Ontaria Moore Jr was 30 when he was killed on April 21, 2019, in Ivanhoe, North Carolina. Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office responded to 911 reports of shots fired at a residence on 3460 Halfway Branch School Road and found the bodies of Moore and 36-year-old Marcus Lamont Coleman of Castle Hayne.

Investigators say 31-year-old Jamie Dante Coleman of Atkinson was responsible for the shooting; he turned himself in and was held on first-degree murder charges. Eric Jamel Pigford, 36, of Burgaw and a first cousin of the Coleman brothers, was also charged with first-degree murder. Authorities linked the motive to a family dispute. Jury selection for Jamie Coleman’s trial began in July 2021; the state did not seek the death penalty.

The crime scene was chaotic, with callers describing multiple gunshots and people fleeing. If anyone knew Dakota Moore Jr or has information about that night, please share what you know.