Donald Joseph, a 55-year-old Black man from Rocky Mount, was killed the night of November 26, 2023, after violence inside the All Round Huzlerz motorcycle club at 309 Tarboro Street. Police were dispatched about 9:35 p.m. for a reported shooting with injuries; investigators say an altercation occurred inside the club before gunfire broke out. Joseph was struck during the shooting and died at the scene despite lifesaving efforts. Police said the person who shot Joseph was someone he knew, and no other people were reported wounded.

Officers secured the club, collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses, but no immediate arrest was announced. Detectives continued the investigation for months; in July 2024 Rocky Mount police arrested 48-year-old Artayia L. Cooper and charged Cooper with second-degree murder. Public booking information also shows Cooper was taken into custody on November 27, 2023, on a separate possession-of-a-firearm-by-a-felon charge.

If anyone was inside or near the club that night or has information about how the dispute began and who possessed a firearm, please come forward.