According to a press release by the Kinston Police Department, on Nov. 5, 2019, officers with the Kinston Police Department were dispatched to several shots fired calls at approximately 5:27 p.m. Reports of shots fired were given for several locations. Officers responded and began searching the area. The shooting was found to have occurred near Sherwood Ave. and East St. Officers located evidence of shots being fired and received information of suspects involved running from the scene and into a residence on the 300 block of Sherwood Ave. Kinston Police Department SWAT team with the assistance of the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team subsequently searched the residence. No suspects were located.

At approximately 8:03 p.m. officers received information that a subject was at the Kinston Police Department who had been shot. Upon arrival officers located a 55 year old black male with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. Further investigation revealed the victim was near the area of Lincoln St. and Sasser St. when the shooting occurred and then drove himself to the Police Department. The victim was transported to Vidant Medical Center for treatment. Both cases are currently under investigation.

The Kinston Police Department places the highest priority on investigating crimes of violence perpetrated in our city. We will investigate such cases with no compromise for crime, and continue to seek assistance from the community we proudly serve. If anyone has any further information about these incidents, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.