On 06/29/2020 at 12:41 p.m., Kinston Police responded to the 1600 BLK of Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd in Kinston, NC in reference to a motor vehicle collision. Before officers arrived on scene, Officers were advised that one of the subjects involved had been shot. Multiple shell casings were located along the highway prior to the vehicle collision site and the occupants of the other vehicle had fled the scene on foot.

While officers began investigating the incident, other investigators began searching the area attempting to locate the suspects that fled. During the course of the investigation, officers seized a handgun believed to have been used during this shooting. With the assistance of the NC State Crime Lab, officers were able to determine the weapon seized was involved in this shooting. The subject found in possession of this weapon was identified as Golontae Yarquez Brock, age 20 of Kinston, NC.

Mr. Brock was taken into custody this morning by members of the Kinston Police Department and the United States Marshal’s service at a home in Martin County. Mr. Brock was charged with Attempted Murder and five counts of Discharging a Weapon into Occupied Property Causing Serious Injury. Mr. Brock was transported to the Pitt County Detention Center and held under a $1.5 million bond.

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 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.