Cortez Lavon Ebron was 26 when he was fatally shot outside a Clifton Meadows apartment on West Tenth Street in Washington, NC, on October 19, 2015. Known by the nicknames Joker and Tootie, his death was tied by law enforcement to a drug deal involving marijuana.

The investigation led to multiple arrests. Michael Anthray Davis, 27, of Manual Drive, Washington, and Prentice Lee Barrow, 22, of Pantego Street, Belhaven, were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and held without bond at the Beaufort County Detention Center. Mary Elizabeth Glover, 17, and Antonio Bryce Topping, 18, both of River Chase Drive, Greenville, and William Alexander Melton, 19, of Cherokee Drive, Greenville, and Demetrius Dontrell Smith, 21, of Singletree Drive, Greenville, were arrested on murder charges and held without bond at the Pitt County Detention Center.

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, Hyde County Sheriff’s Office, NCDPS Community Corrections and the Greenville Police Department all took part in the probe. Witness cooperation was credited with helping identify the suspects and advancing the case.

Did anyone in the area know Cortez or have information about the events that night?