On July 28, 2024, at about 7:27 p.m. Greensboro police found 19-year-old Jakala Marie Goode lying motionless on a picnic table under a pavilion in a park in the 2900 block of Haig Street. A caller had reported hearing sounds like fireworks about an hour earlier. Goode was unresponsive and had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say surveillance footage captured a 27-year-old man, identified as Kevin Zaire Lavaughn McLean, following Goode to the park, where they stopped to talk before McLean allegedly shot her multiple times at close range. Goode’s belongings were found near her body and reportedly contained items linking her to McLean. McLean was arrested in Fayetteville on August 12, 2024, brought back to Greensboro and charged with first-degree murder; he is being held without bond in the Guilford County Jail. Authorities say they are not seeking additional suspects at this time.

Did anyone in the area see Goode or McLean near the park that evening or have information about their movements beforehand?