Julian Jerrod Gibson, known as JuJu, was a 24-year-old African American man from Wilmington, North Carolina who was shot and killed on August 9, 2014. The shooting occurred at about 2:45 a.m. at 1585 S. 12th St.; Julian was pronounced dead shortly afterward at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Another person was wounded in the same incident.

The Wilmington Police Department investigated the case, with Detective Kevin Smith among the officers working it. No immediate arrests were announced and the investigation was described as ongoing. Julian’s funeral took place on August 16, 2014, at Greater Macedonia F.B.H. Church, where family and friends gathered to remember him.

If anyone has information about the shooting on S. 12th St. that led to Julian’s death, please come forward to assist investigators.