Andre Markell Lewis, 44, was found with a fatal gunshot wound on Cordell Circle in Jacksonville, North Carolina, near the Good Fellas Bar and Lounge and a Waffle House in the early hours of June 24, 2023. Deputies from the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office discovered him about 4 a.m.; he was taken to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune and pronounced dead. The Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation and described the shooting as isolated, with no immediate threat to the public.

Detectives asked the community for help and provided Det. Aaron Coleman’s contact number, and Crime Stoppers offered up to a $5,000 reward for information. Lewis was born February 26, 1979, and lived in Jacksonville; he is survived by his children Brianna Randolph, Dasia Johnson, and Noshakir Lewis, his mother Shirley Lewis, three brothers, six grandchildren, and other relatives. A memorial service was held July 8, 2023, at Free and Independent Apostolic Church.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Cordell Circle or knew Andre Lewis, please contact Det. Aaron Coleman at 910-989-4073.