Terrence Shatiq Terrell, a 30-year-old African-American man, was shot and killed on November 22, 2018, in Gastonia, North Carolina. Officers found him dead in the back seat of a Honda CR-V on the 800 block of West Seventh Avenue after he had been shot in the side; this discovery came about five hours after a separate shooting had been reported on the 1300 block of West Sunshine Avenue. The CR-V belonged to Zaquiel Little, and Terrell was in the vehicle during a car theft on Thanksgiving Day.

Police named 19-year-old Jeremy Austin Smith as a suspect. Smith had a prior record that included felony and misdemeanor convictions for larceny and motor vehicle theft and had been in and out of custody on parole violations. He was arrested on November 28, 2018, and later pleaded under an Alford plea to multiple felonies arising from the incident, including second-degree murder. The plea led to a consolidated sentence that included a long term of imprisonment, with credit given for time served in the Gaston County Jail.

Does anyone have information about Terrell’s movements or the vehicle on Thanksgiving Day that could help clarify what happened?