Kinston Police:

On Monday, September 20, 2021, at approximately 5:10 am, Kinston Police Officers responded  to a call of a person who was shot near the intersection of Pollock Street and W. Washington  Avenue, Kinston N.C. Officers arrived on scene and located Rashad O’Neil, 25, and Micro  Croom, 59, both of Kinston suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Personnel arrived and transported O’Neil to Vidant Medical Center and Croom was pronounced deceased 

at the scene. The preliminary investigation reveals that an unknown suspect(s) shot the victims  at the intersection of Rhodes Ave. and Pollock Street. After the shooting the assailant(s) fled  the area. 

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.