On September 19, 2024, at about 11:55 a.m. officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 600 block of Glendale Drive in Greenville and found 17-year-old Keshawn Montrale Barrett with multiple gunshot wounds. Barrett was taken to ECU Health Medical Center and was later pronounced dead. Nearby J.H. Rose High School and South Greenville Elementary School were placed in modified lockdowns as a precaution; those lockdowns were lifted shortly after 12:48 p.m.

Investigators identified a 16-year-old male suspect known to Barrett who is accused of arguing with him before the shooting. The suspect, not from the Greenville area, was located on Deck Street shortly after the incident and taken into custody; his name has not been released because of his age. He is being held on an open count of murder at the Pitt County Juvenile Detention Center. Barrett was a high school senior, 11 days shy of his 18th birthday; his family has set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral and burial expenses.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Pitt-Greenville Crime Stoppers at 252-758-7777.