Jassiah Armstrong, an 18-year-old from Goldsboro, North Carolina, died on April 8, 2026, after suffering a gunshot wound. Officers from the Goldsboro Police Department responded around 8:01 p.m. to the 1000 block of Lincoln Drive; Wayne County EMS transported him to UNC Health Wayne, where he later died. Initial reporting described the incident as an active investigation, and police at one point said the shooting was being investigated as accidental. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division handled the case and officials said they would not release further details while the investigation continued.

No arrests, suspects, charges, trials, or convictions were reported in the information provided. Funeral services through E.M. Matthews Funeral Home were scheduled for April 17, 2026, at Winn Chapel Church in Mount Olive.

Did anyone in the Goldsboro area see or hear anything on the evening of April 8 that could help clarify what happened?