Kentravion Jones-Humphrey, 21, was critically wounded by gunfire just before dawn on June 28, 2025, on Hanby Avenue in Kure Beach. Officers who responded to the shooting found him with life-threatening injuries; he was taken to hospital and died two days later on June 30. Some notices note June 28 in Carolina Beach as the date and place associated with the killing, reflecting how the island communities are close together.

Police arrested 20-year-old Doyan Lee Pierce of Jacksonville at the scene on June 28. Initial charges included felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury and two misdemeanor counts for allegedly pointing a .22-caliber revolver at two other men named in a magistrate’s order. After Jones-Humphrey’s death, authorities upgraded the case to second-degree murder on July 1, 2025, and local reports say Pierce was charged with one count of felony second-degree murder as the investigation continued.

Family and friends held services in Jacksonville and posted memorials noting his dates as March 18, 2004 to June 30, 2025. Does anyone have information about what happened that morning on Hanby Avenue?