Abdul-Jalil Burnette, a 28-year-old Black man, was shot late on the morning of October 15, 2025, near the shops by Little Caesars in the Village/Wellons Village Shopping Center area along North Miami Boulevard in east Durham. Officers were called just before 9:40 a.m., found him wounded near a bus stop at the busy intersection of Holloway Street and North Miami Boulevard, and he was taken to a hospital where he died.

Police said the shooter fled before officers arrived and investigators worked to piece together what happened; later reporting indicated the confrontation may have begun as an argument over a cellphone before escalating into gunfire. On October 24, authorities announced an arrest: Khalil Hosch was taken into custody and charged with murder in connection with Burnette’s death.

The killing compounded recent loss for Burnette’s family — his younger brother, Suliman, had been killed in a separate August shooting. Community tributes and memorial pages noted Abdul-Jalil’s name and date alongside others lost; relatives appealed for justice and remembrance.

If anyone witnessed the October 15 shooting near Holloway Street and North Miami Boulevard or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.