On December 3, 2024, at about 2 a.m., 31-year-old Don’tae De’Charles Nixon was fatally shot outside his home at 41 Stoney Road in the Walnut Hills community of Castle Hayne, North Carolina. He had gone outside to start his car before work when the shooting occurred. Authorities from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and the ATF are working the case; surveillance footage released by law enforcement shows a suspect walking through the neighborhood with a firearm shortly after the shooting.

The ATF has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. Nixon’s family held a December 18 press conference appealing for help and described the emotional toll of his death. No arrests have been made and investigators have not said whether he was specifically targeted or whether the shooting was random.

Anyone who knew Don’tae or has information is asked to contact investigators.