Shortly after 1:15 a.m. on May 3, 2024, police responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 400 block of McRae Street in Wilmington. Officers found two people with gunshot wounds. Twenty-three-year-old Jac’qual Goodman was pronounced dead at the scene. Forty-two-year-old Timothy McMillian was located a short distance away and was taken to Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.

The Wilmington Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for information to identify the person or people responsible. As of December 24, 2024, no arrests had been reported and no suspects publicly identified. The killings left family, friends, and the community grieving and seeking answers.

If anyone has information about the shootings on McRae Street that night, please share what you know with Wilmington police.