Charles Antwan Wade Jr., 36, of Kinston, North Carolina, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Monday, April 27, 2026. Officers with the Kinston Police Department were called to Building 12 at Carver Courts at about 12:57 a.m. after a report of a gunshot victim. Police began life-saving efforts at the scene, but Wade died from his injuries.

Detectives treated the case as an active homicide. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage, executed forensic search warrants, and conducted witness interviews. Those steps led police to identify 18-year-old Carmello Tavion Banks of Greenville as the suspect. Banks was located in Greenville with assistance from the Greenville Police Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and taken into custody on the morning of April 30, 2026. He was charged with First-Degree Murder. Authorities also arrested Latoya Banks, identified as Carmello Banks’ mother, and charged her with Accessory After the Fact to Murder. Officials did not release a detailed account of what led up to the shooting or a motive.

Did anyone in the area see activity at Carver Courts the night of April 26–27 that could help investigators?