Donte Jemal Lucas, 36, was shot in the head and killed outside the Time Saver convenience store at Murchison and Shaw roads in Fayetteville on February 14, 2024, at about 7 p.m. Emergency responders took Lucas to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Surveillance video shows Lucas approaching two men outside the store; one man put on a blue and red face mask as Lucas neared, then drew a firearm and shot him in the forehead before fleeing. Investigators located images of the same suspect from footage captured 30 to 40 minutes earlier inside the store when he was unmasked. Tips and database searches identified 23-year-old Tayshon Amonte Covington, known as Kodiak, who was arrested on February 26, 2024, in Garner and charged with first-degree murder. The motive remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the shooting or events leading up to it is asked to contact Detective J. Bergamine at 910-705-2093 or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.