Tyrese Marquel Wicker, age 20, was found fatally shot on the front porch stairs of a residence at 800 Primrose Lane in Sanford, North Carolina, on the evening of February 24, 2024. Officers arrived about 9:40 p.m.; emergency personnel attempted life‑saving measures, but Wicker was pronounced dead at the scene.

In the early hours of February 25, 2024, around 2:30 a.m., 19‑year‑old Jackson Brown Chesney of Sanford was arrested in connection with Wicker’s death and charged with murder. Chesney was taken into custody at the Lee County Jail without bond. Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances of the shooting or the evidence that led to the arrest, and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Tyrese Wicker, his movements that evening, or the events at 800 Primrose Lane, please come forward to assist the inquiry.