Denori Deshawn McClellan was 13 when he was shot and killed on the night of November 15, 2025, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Officers responded about 9:30 p.m. to reports of gunfire on the 3500 block of North Patterson Avenue, near Akron Drive and Reynolds Boulevard. Responding crews found a juvenile with a gunshot wound; he was transported by EMS to a local hospital but died there despite life-saving efforts.

The Winston-Salem Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is treating the shooting as an intentional act and described the incident as isolated, not a random attack on the public. Police notified family before publicly releasing his name; Denori was identified as a student at Mineral Springs Middle School. Authorities asked the public for help and invited tips via the department’s non-emergency line and local Crime Stoppers; no arrests or named suspects had been announced.

Did anyone in the Winston-Salem area see or hear anything that night or have information about Denori’s last hours?