Dominic Chappell, a 17-year-old Black male, was shot and killed in Durham, North Carolina, on the evening of July 23, 2025. Officers were called just before 8 p.m. to the 1000 block of Sherwood Drive, in or near the Damar Court apartments, where they found a teenage victim who later died and an adult man who was critically injured. Police kept the scene active for hours while investigators collected evidence and canvassed the complex.

In the days after the shooting, friends, neighbors, and city leaders gathered to remember Dominic, describing a boy whose presence lit up every room; candles and balloons were placed near the scene as a memorial grew. Early reports did not identify any homicide suspect or motive, and detectives asked the public for tips. Court records and local reporting show Dominic’s mother, Dominica Latrice Chappell, was charged the next day with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in connection with gunfire during the same incident, and a warrant application described an assault on a man identified as Octavius Amos amid an exchange of shots that struck multiple apartments and vehicles. Police communications emphasized ongoing investigation and appeals for information rather than announcing a homicide arrest.

Did anyone in the Damar Court area see or hear anything on the evening of July 23 that could help investigators?