Jeramie Stefaun Forrest, 33, was found lying in the road near the intersection of American Avenue NE and Madison Avenue NE in Concord, North Carolina, on January 28, 2024, at about 9:54 p.m. Emergency personnel discovered an apparent gunshot wound, and Forrest was pronounced dead at the scene.
Forrest was born April 20, 1990, in Baltimore and moved to Concord at age seven. He worked as a Personal Care Attendant while training to become a Certified Nursing Assistant, served as Jr. Warden at King Uzziah Lodge #225 in Landis, and is remembered as a devoted husband to Theendra Little-Forrest and father to Dominic Amir Johnson and Journie Kamille Forrest. Authorities arrested two people in connection with his death: 44-year-old Alfred Jerome Glascoe of Kannapolis on February 13, 2024, charged with murder and felony possession of marijuana, and 20-year-old Osyris Jimal Burnett of Kershaw, South Carolina, arrested on the same charges and awaiting extradition.
Funeral services were held February 23, 2024, at Barber-Scotia College in Concord, with burial at Rutherford Memorial Park. The Concord Police Department continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to call 704-920-5000 or Cabarrus Area Crime Stoppers at 704-932-7463.
If anyone knew Jeramie or has information about the shooting, please come forward.