In the early morning hours of Thursday, May 7, 2026, 28-year-old Marquez Jamal Lewis was shot in Kinston, North Carolina. Officers responding to reports of gunfire near Stadiem Drive and Nobles Lane found Lewis with a gunshot wound about 12:15 a.m.; despite life-saving efforts by officers at the scene, he died of his injuries.

Lewis, known by the nickname Double R, is remembered by family as a beloved son, a devoted father, a loyal friend and a protector. He is survived by his mother, two sons, a daughter, a brother and two sisters. The Kinston Police Department has opened a homicide investigation that remains active; detectives have asked the public for information but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced.

Did anyone in the Kinston area see or hear anything around Stadiem Drive and Nobles Lane that night or have information that could help investigators?