Jermaine Pone, 39, was shot and killed in Rocky Mount shortly after midnight on September 2, 2023. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 900 block of Long Avenue and found Pone on the sidewalk in the 900 block of Tessie Street; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified a 2001 Toyota Camry as a suspect vehicle and entered it into NCIC as felony-wanted. On September 5 High Point police located the Camry; a subsequent high-speed pursuit ended in a crash. Occupants David Edwards, 28, and his girlfriend Melody Shipman, 31, were arrested and a firearm was recovered. Both were charged with first-degree murder and with possession of a firearm by convicted felons; Edwards also faced felony speeding to elude and other traffic charges. Reports say a physical altercation between the couple and Pone escalated and resulted in the fatal shooting.

Did anyone in the Rocky Mount or High Point area see the Camry or the events around Long Avenue and Tessie Street that night?