On November 22, 2024, at about 10 p.m., Greenville police responded to the Walmart parking lot on Greenville Boulevard after a concerned citizen alerted officers. They found 28-year-old Jhari Alize Henderson unresponsive in his vehicle with a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, Henderson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities identified 18-year-old Armoni Whitfield of Ayden as the primary suspect. She was taken into custody by the Greenville Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team and the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office and charged with an open count of murder; she is being held without bond. Detectives described the shooting as targeted, though the specific motive and the nature of the relationship between Henderson and Whitfield have not been made public. Officials say there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Henderson was born April 6, 1996, in Jackson, Mississippi. He attended schools in Virginia, Mississippi and North Carolina, graduated from the Mississippi Youth Challenge Academy, earned a basketball scholarship to Belhaven University at 16, and worked as an Uber and DoorDash driver while also pursuing social media influencing and rap. Funeral services were held in Jackson on December 7, 2024, with a visitation on December 13. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Henderson, please share what can help the investigation.