On the night of July 2, 2023, at about 11:47 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1300 block of West Jake Alexander Boulevard. Responding officers found 49-year-old Otha Keith Sherrill with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Novant Health Rowan Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Investigators determined the shooting occurred near the intersection of Jake Alexander Boulevard and Harrison Road, outside Salisbury city limits, so the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation. Authorities describe the incident as isolated. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone has information that could help the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, please come forward.