Deshaun Christian Capers, 20, was found with gunshot wounds and died in the early minutes of August 3, 2025, along the 3000 block of North Patterson Avenue near 30th Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Officers arrived around 12:25–12:30 a.m. and pronounced him dead at the scene. The roadway near the intersection was briefly closed while investigators worked before reopening.

Police described the shooting as an isolated incident amid a violent weekend that included multiple homicides across the city. On August 7, investigators arrested 18-year-old Gerard Lewis of Kernersville and charged him with first-degree murder in Capers’ killing; booking records show an arrest the evening of August 6–7 in Forsyth County on that charge. Authorities said they were continuing to work through evidence and leads.

If anyone was in the area of North Patterson Avenue and 30th Street the night of August 2–3 or has information about Capers, please share what you know with investigators.