Shortly after 2:15 a.m. on June 26, 2024, officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department answered a reported shooting in the 1100 block of Cypress Street. They found 35-year-old Jeffrey Jerome Fenner Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds; emergency medical personnel from Edgecombe County pronounced him dead at the scene.

Later that same day, police arrested 29-year-old Rocky Mount resident Adrian Hagans and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with Fenner’s death. Hagans was taken into custody and held without bond at the Edgecombe County Detention Facility. The Rocky Mount Police Department continues to investigate and has asked anyone with information to call 252-972-1411.

Jeffrey Fenner Jr. was born September 16, 1988, in Pitt County. He is survived by his parents Jeffery J. Fenner Sr. and Tereasa Mitchell; a son, Jeffery Fenner III; three daughters, Angel, London, and Diamond Fenner; a sister, Jessica L. Fenner; and his maternal grandmother, Amanda Smith. A funeral service took place July 13, 2024, at Hemby-Willoughby Chapel followed by burial at Buddy Hemby Memorial Cemetery.

If anyone knew Jeffrey or has information about what happened on Cypress Street that night, please share what you know with the investigation.