On the evening of April 8, 2026, 18-year-old Jassiah Armstrong was found with a gunshot wound in the 1000 block of Lincoln Drive in Goldsboro, North Carolina. First responders arrived after reports of a shooting; Wayne County EMS treated Armstrong and transported him to UNC Health Wayne, where he was pronounced deceased.

The Goldsboro Police Department’s Investigations Division is handling the case and has announced the death is being investigated as an accidental shooting. Investigators have not released further details about how the shooting occurred, and no arrests or suspects have been named. Funeral services for Armstrong are scheduled in Mt. Olive.

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact Goldsboro Wayne Crime Stoppers.