Carlos Leon Washington Rice, 21, was fatally shot on April 30, 2023 at about 4:30 p.m. at 603 Anson Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Officers who responded found him with an apparent gunshot wound; emergency medical services performed life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Carlos was born February 26, 2002, in Winston-Salem to Pearl Washington and Carlos Rice. A 2020 graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School, he had plans to continue his education and was remembered by family and friends as loving and generous. A funeral service was held May 7, 2023 at Russell Funeral Home Chapel.

No arrests have been announced and authorities have not identified any suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Winston-Salem Police Department at (336) 773-7700 or Crime Stoppers at (336) 727-2800.