On October 27, 2020 at 9:30 p.m. Officers of the Kinston Police Department arrested Deonko Hayes Brewer Jr. of Kinston N.C. The 19 year old was charged with Attempted First Degree Murder in connection with the shooting of Khalil Dail earlier that day in the parking lot of 4151 W. Vernon Avenue.

Mr. Brewer was confined to the Lenoir County Jail under a $1,000,000.00 secured bond. This investigation is still ongoing. If anyone has any further information about this incident, 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.