Jahsijah Montejah Jahson, 23, was fatally shot in Greenville, North Carolina, on April 15, 2024. Police responded to reports of gunfire about 4:30 p.m. and found Jahson in the yard of a residence on the 1000 block of West 3rd Street; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators described the shooting as a targeted incident.

In the days after the homicide, two suspects were identified and arrested. On April 17, officers arrested 21-year-old Zy’quan Malik Johnson of Walstonburg in Rocky Mount; he was charged with murder and held at the Edgecombe County Jail. Authorities also sought 19-year-old Jah’Quore Connor of Farmville, who was considered armed and dangerous. Connor was located and arrested on May 8 in Marietta, Georgia after barricading himself inside a residence and was later extradited to Pitt County to face murder charges, with a court date set for June 12, 2024.

Anyone with information about Jahson, his movements that day, or the events leading up to the shooting is asked to come forward.