Kiari Darise Cunningham, 17, was shot at an apartment on the 1100 block of Grovemont Drive in Greenville, North Carolina, and died after being taken to ECU Health Medical Center on July 25, 2025. Family and friends remembered her in an obituary that listed a Celebration of Life for August 9, 2025, at Philippi Church of Christ.

Greenville police say officers were called just before dawn to the apartment where Kiari had been shot. Early findings described the shooting as likely accidental. The other person involved was also 17 and in a dating relationship with Kiari; that teen cooperated with detectives. Police reported they were working with the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office to determine whether charges were appropriate, and no charges or bookings were announced during the initial reporting period.

If anyone has information about what happened at 1115 Grovemont Drive on July 25, 2025, please come forward.