On the evening of September 15, 2023, 23-year-old Trayshawn Devonta Herbin was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Marathon Gas station on Main Street in Yanceyville, North Carolina; two other people were injured in the same incident. Trayshawn, born June 11, 2000, worked at Bojangles and was remembered for his dedication to his young son Isiah and for spending time with his siblings and loved ones. Funeral services were held September 23, 2023, at Blackwell Funeral Home in Yanceyville and Trayshawn’s mother, Samara Herbin, set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and support for his son.

In the days after the shooting, the Caswell County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 15-year-old juvenile and charged them with first-degree murder in connection with Herbin’s death. On September 18, 2023, 30-year-old Jacob Shane McFarling of Blanch, North Carolina, was arrested and also charged with first-degree murder. A 16-year-old was later charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact authorities and come forward to aid the investigation.