Blaise Joshua Okale-Weeks, an 18-year-old male from Raleigh, North Carolina, was shot and killed on February 22, 2019, at about 4:37 p.m. at 1808 B Kennedy Circle in Greenville. He had been living in Greenville for about a month. A 15-year-old, Daceion Sanders, was also killed in the same shooting.

The Greenville Police Department arrested two men the following day, February 23, 2019. Raeshawn Lamont Reid, 18, and Dexter Javonta Daniels, 19, both of Greenville, were charged with two counts of second-degree murder and had bonds set at $4 million each when they appeared in court on February 25, 2019; Daniels had a court-appointed attorney. The department said the Violent Crime Apprehension Unit and the Emergency Response Team assisted in locating and arresting the suspects. No motive has been released and the investigation was ongoing.

Blaise is survived by his mother, Dr. Christine Edith Weeks, his father, Blaise G. Okale, and his sisters Vanessa Okale-Weeks and Anne-Yael Okale-Weeks. A visitation and funeral were held at the Triangle Church of Christ in Chapel Hill, followed by interment at Raleigh Memorial Park.

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