Willie Travon Smith, 25, of Greenville, North Carolina, was found with gunshot wounds on the 600 block of Griffin Street and pronounced dead at Vidant Medical Center on May 23, 2013. Another man, 23-year-old Deontra Wilkes, also suffered gunshot wounds to his lower body and legs in the same incident.

Prosecutors charged multiple people in connection with the shooting during an alleged robbery that night. Jerrell Antwan Jenkins, 28, of Hamilton, and Demontai Battle, 21, of Rocky Mount, were charged with an open count of murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, three counts of felony conspiracy to commit murder, and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill. Jonathan Wooten, 28, of Rocky Mount, was implicated and held in the N.C. Department of Corrections before transfer to Greenville. Tahkaeem Staton, 21, was arrested and charged with murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and three counts of felony conspiracy; his bond was set at $2,150,000, with high bonds also reported for Jenkins and Wooten.

The community was affected by Smith’s death and the violent details disclosed in court. If anyone has information about the events on Griffin Street that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.