Nijah Daejour Jones was 19 when he was shot and killed on April 8, 2016, at an apartment at 4610 Brompton Drive in Greensboro, North Carolina. The shooting happened about 1:05 p.m. Nijah and a friend, 19-year-old Corleon Andre Augustine, had been planning to eat pizza when an argument between them escalated and Augustine fatally shot Nijah in the head. A friend called 911 reporting that someone had come into the house and shot Nijah; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

A short time later Augustine, who had an outstanding warrant for assault, was located on Hewlett Street near Merritt Drive and taken into custody without incident. He was charged with first-degree murder and held in the Guilford County Jail without bond while the investigation continued. Nijah’s death devastated his family and the community and underscored the toll of gun violence among young people.

If anyone knew Nijah or has information about the events at the Brompton Drive apartment, please share what you know.