William Jacobs, 44, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was shot and killed inside an apartment on Timberbrook Drive on April 15, 2018. Police found Jacobs with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators determined the shooting was not random; Jacobs knew the first person arrested in the case, 39-year-old Davenon Farmer, who was taken into custody the next day and charged with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Four years later, Demetric Williams was arrested and also charged with murder. Farmer and Williams were tried together on first-degree murder, two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. The trial, which began February 12, 2024, ended without a unanimous jury verdict; a mistrial was declared March 4, 2024, and the murder charges against both defendants were dismissed.

The death of William Jacobs remains unresolved in court, and questions persist for his family and community. If anyone has information about Jacobs, the Timberbrook Drive apartment, or the events of April 15, 2018, please come forward.