Rakwon Smith, an 18-year-old African American male, was shot on August 10, 2014, in his home on the 600 block of Lee Street near Geer Street in Durham, North Carolina. He was taken to the hospital and died a few days later. The shooting involved shots fired into the residence.

On August 27, 2014, police announced the arrest of 16-year-old Shawn Leroy Butler of Durham. Butler was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of shooting into an occupied dwelling. Authorities said Butler and Smith were acquaintances and that the shooting did not appear to be random. The arrest was made by the U.S. Marshals Service Joint Fugitive Task Force on Mine Valley Road in Raleigh.

Smith was remembered by his community as a promising young person with a bright future.