Fifteen-year-old Shamar Leverette was fatally shot near Moore Square Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina. The shooting happened on October 23, 2023, at about 2:45 p.m.; Leverette was found with critical injuries in a gravel parking lot on South Person Street and taken to WakeMed Hospital, where he died on October 29, 2023.

Raleigh police arrested 22-year-old Steven Stanley in connection with the shooting. He was initially charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and possession of a firearm by a felon; after Leverette’s death those charges were upgraded to include murder. Stanley is being held in the Wake County Jail without bond and has prior convictions for robbery, larceny, and drug possession; he had been released from prison in August 2023. Family members say Leverette and Stanley did not know each other and that Leverette was attempting to defend a friend when the confrontation occurred.

The case remains under investigation and community members with information are asked to contact Crimestoppers with tips. Does anyone have information about Shamar’s movements near Moore Square on October 23, 2023?