Elliot Dwayne Barnes, 34, of Wilson, North Carolina, was shot and killed at the Schoolyard apartment complex at 717 Black Creek Road on September 1, 2018. First responders found him with a gunshot wound and he died at the scene.

Wilson police arrested 43-year-old Shontez Anterrio Barnes, who was located on the apartment building’s roof and surrendered after a brief standoff. He was charged in the deaths of Elliot Barnes and Redmond L. Barnes Jr., 39. A Wilson County jury convicted Shontez Barnes of two counts of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon; Superior Court Judge William D. Wolfe sentenced him to life without parole for the killings, with the firearm possession conviction consolidated into the second life sentence.

Family members attended the trial; Patricia Barnes, mother of Elliot Barnes and sister of Redmond Barnes, was present but did not speak, and Redmond Barnes’ widow, Carla Barnes, described the devastating effect on their children. Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to come forward.