Joseph Jerome Smith, a 33-year-old African American man, was shot and killed at his Winchester Street residence in Fayetteville, North Carolina, just after midnight on July 12, 2015. The events began with a domestic dispute between Smith and his wife, Donna, on the evening of July 11. Early the next morning Donna’s brother, Don Isaiah Holmes Jr., arrived to confront Smith about that altercation and the confrontation turned violent. Holmes, armed with a firearm, shot Smith; Smith was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and pronounced dead.

Fayetteville police identified Holmes as the primary suspect. Holmes turned himself in to the Pender County Sheriff’s Office later that day and was charged with first-degree murder. The investigation and charges were linked to ongoing family tensions that had intensified after the domestic dispute.

Can anyone who knew Joseph, Donna, or Don Isaiah Holmes Jr. share information about the family dynamics or events leading up to July 12, 2015?