Ty’Quean Sharpe, a 27-year-old African American man, was killed in a late-night shooting on March 15, 2025, at about 10:50 p.m. at a convenience store on 1616 E. Raleigh Boulevard in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He was one of two people killed; 35-year-old Jotavian Wilkins was also fatally shot and a third person, 29-year-old Keymon Ervin, was wounded and treated at a hospital.

Rocky Mount detectives identified 22-year-old Tylik Rashad Mabry as the suspect in the killings. Mabry, described as a convicted felon, was located hiding in a Winston-Salem motel and arrested; his capture was tied to an outstanding warrant for a parole violation from the previous month. After his arrest he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, shooting into an occupied dwelling, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He is being held at the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond on the parole violation, with homicide-related warrants pending service.

Sharpe’s family arranged a visitation on March 26, 2025, and a public viewing and Celebration of Life on March 27, 2025, at Light of Peace Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. Does anyone have information about what happened at the convenience store that night or knew Ty’Quean Sharpe?