Kinston police investigate shooting, murder

On Wednesday, November 04, 2020, at 8:09 pm, officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to the 800 block of E. Shine Street in reference to a shots fired call. Upon arrival, officers located a crime scene that consisted of (12) shell casings but no one was injured during the shooting. While officers were on-scene investigating the incident, they heard gunshots from two blocks away from the original scene.

Officers searched the area and located a subject suffering from a gunshot wound on the 1000 block of E. Bright Street. Officers and EMS personnel attempted life saving measures; however, the subject died at the scene. The victim was identified as Demario Washington (age 28) of Kinston. Both of these shooting cases are currently under investigation.

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.