Fifteen-year-old Cayden Alston-Arnold, a freshman at Southeast Raleigh High School, was shot and killed inside his home on Springshire Court on Friday, March 20, 2026. Family members say two juvenile friends came to the house about 11 a.m. to buy a pair of designer jeans Cayden was selling. A dispute reportedly erupted when the teenagers refused to pay; when Cayden declined to hand over the jeans without payment, one of the teens allegedly shot him.

An aunt in the home called 911 and Cayden was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his wounds. His father later reviewed Ring camera footage and said he had previously warned his son not to have those individuals over. Police arrested one of the juveniles who was at the house; that suspect’s identity has not been released because of age. An obituary lists Cayden Cortez Ja’yere Alston-Arnold’s surviving parents and siblings.

Does anyone have information about Cayden, the incident on Springshire Court, or the people who were at the house that morning?