Aljhean Thomas Williams was a 14-year-old ninth-grader who was killed on January 3, 2016, in Wilmington, North Carolina. ShotSpotter alerted police to gunfire about 6:30 p.m. at Emory Street and Stewart Circle in the Turnkey neighborhood near Creekwood. Officers found Williams lying in the street and he was pronounced dead at the scene after lifesaving efforts.

Medical examination showed Williams was struck by two bullets: one to the left back that perforated his lungs and a second to the right buttock that traveled steeply upward and struck his heart. He attended Mosley Performance Learning Center’s Pathways Program after transferring from Laney High School in November 2015. The Wilmington Police Department followed multiple leads but the case remained unsolved for four years, and the community mourned his loss.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening or remembers seeing activity near Emory Street and Stewart Circle around 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2016, please come forward.