On July 17, 2023, 37-year-old Aljerone Miquel Sims was fatally shot in a drive-by attack in the 100 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Winston-Salem. The shooting happened about 10:00 p.m.; Sims was seated outside when a silver vehicle drove past and an occupant fired multiple rounds, striking him several times. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Three days later, Greensboro police arrested 30-year-old Davon Maurice Moore and charged him with murder; Moore was held without bond at the Forsyth County Detention Center. The killing occurred amid a brief, deadly spike in violence: a vigil for Sims on July 19 turned deadly when unknown suspects opened fire and 29-year-old Ricky Renea Davis was later killed. By mid-July the city had recorded 30 homicides, up from 21 at the same point in 2022.

A homegoing celebration for Sims took place July 27, 2023, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where family and friends remembered him as always smiling and taking care of his loved ones. If readers have information about the July 17 shooting or the related violence, please come forward to assist the investigation.