In the early hours of June 8, 2024, at about 12:57 a.m., Winston-Salem police responded to reports of a shooting in the parking lot of Adams Market at 3800 Northampton Drive. Officers found 33-year-old Daron Lamonta Bines Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators identified 39-year-old Matthew Maurice Peterson as a suspect. On June 11, 2024, Peterson was arrested by the Winston-Salem Police Department’s SWAT team with the United States Marshals Service. He was charged with felony possession of a firearm by a felon, felony discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and felony murder, and was being held without bond pending a June 12 court appearance.

Authorities had not released a motive or a full sequence of events leading to the shooting, and the investigation remained ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Winston-Salem Police Department or Crime Stoppers.