Shortly after midnight on July 5, 2024, gunfire erupted at 2751 East Lexington Avenue in High Point during an unofficial fireworks gathering. Officers arriving at about 12:02 a.m. found two people shot. Thirty-two-year-old Keith Lynch was taken to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem in critical condition and later died of his injuries; a second victim suffered non-life-threatening wounds and was treated in Greensboro.

Known as Rico, Lynch was born December 10, 1991, in Brooklyn and moved to High Point in 1994. He graduated from T.W. Wingate Andrews High School, was a baptized member of Living Water Baptist Church, and is survived by his daughter, Zamoni Elizabeth Lynch, among other family and friends who remember his vibrant personality and dedication to family. Multiple shell casings were recovered and are being analyzed. No arrests have been announced and the Violent Crimes Unit is investigating.

If anyone saw the shooting or has information about who fired the shots, please contact investigators.