Byron Alfonzo Funderburk Jr., a 31-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on December 14, 2018, in the Hillcrest Housing Community on South 13th Street in Wilmington, North Carolina. Police arrived just before 6 p.m. and found Funderburk Jr. with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Wilmington Police Department has linked a recent rise in gun violence in the area to several gang members being released from prison, noting that Funderburk Jr.’s death may fit into a broader pattern of violence.

If anyone knew Byron Alfonzo Funderburk Jr. or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.