Raleigh Crime Incidents Report (Aug. 11 – 17, 2023): 3 Women Shot In 2 Different Cases, More
Last week in Raleigh, North Carolina, there were several crime incidents reported. These incidents include a man being sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting a pregnant woman in the head, a woman being seriously injured in a domestic shooting, two women being shot near a shopping plaza, a man convicted of murdering Michael Jordan’s father seeking perjury charges against a witness, and an arrest made in a kidnapping and attempted rape case near NC State and Meredith College.
Road-Raging Felon Punished For Shooting Pregnant Woman In The Back Of The Head
A convicted felon who grabbed a gun and opened fire while fueled by road rage last summer and hit a pregnant woman in the back of the head will spend the next decade in federal prison. Tyler Mack Kirby, 27, could have faced even more prison time for the “act of senseless violence,” but the victim identified by cops as 25-year-old Maya Angelou Sherrod survived and gave birth to her “very healthy” and happy “miracle baby” named Gio.
Sherrod was a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh on Aug. 25, 2022, when “occupants of Kirby’s vehicle began arguing with occupants of a second vehicle over perceived driving errors,” as the U.S. Department of Justice put it in a press release on the outcome of the prosecution. According to the indictment from December 2022, upon being convicted Mack had to forfeit “All Winchester 9mm Luger ammunition and all gun pieces.”
Update: Raleigh Woman Seriously Injured In Shooting; Police Investigating At Multiple Scenes
At approximately 2:56 p.m., the Raleigh Police Department responded to a shooting in the 1600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Upon arrival, officers located one female victim with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. RPD said the shooting appeared to be a domestic incident and that the shooter and the victim knew each other. Officers are on the scene near Ligon Middle School, which is not in session, on a related incident. The School is on Code Yellow lockdown as a precaution.
Anyone who believes they may have information that might assist the investigation is asked to visit Crimestoppers at www.p3tips.com/89 for anonymous reporting options or call 919-996-1193.
Raleigh Police Were Also On The Scene Of A Motorcycle Wreck In The 300 Block Of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
On Monday, August 14, 2023, at approximately 3:08 p.m., Zahmir Williams, 23, was operating a 2006 Honda motorcycle on westbound Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at South Bloodworth Street. Preliminary investigation shows that Williams was operating the motorcycle at a speed greater than the posted speed limit of 35 MPH. As the road curved to the left, Mr. Williams ran off the roadway to the right onto the sidewalk. Mr. Williams was ejected from the motorcycle.
Mr. Williams was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries he sustained from the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
The crash involving Mr. Williams was unrelated to the shooting scene that the Raleigh Police Department was investigating in the 1600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Homicide Suspect Identified: Raleigh Police Investigate Shooting On Poole Road
Raleigh police are asking the public to help them find a man wanted in connection to a homicide. On Monday (Aug. 14), officers said they were seeking information about the location of 31-year-old Victor Alexander Newman. He is believed to be involved in a shooting on July 19 on the 2700 block of Poole Road, according to the police department.
At about 3:44 p.m. that day, officers said they responded to the area in reference to a person shot. When they arrived, they said they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries where he later died, according to police. At the time of the incident, investigators said there was no threat to the community and the shooting appeared to be random.
Newman is a Black male and is around six feet, two inches tall. Anyone with information regarding Newman’s location should contact the investigator at 919-996-1656, CrimeStoppers at www.p3tips.com/89 for anonymous reporting options, or call 919-996-1193.
2 Women Shot After Midnight Near Raleigh Shopping Plaza
On Saturday, August 12, at approximately 12:39 a.m., the Raleigh Police Department responded to a shooting in the 1600 block of North Market Drive. Upon arrival, officers located two female victims with gunshot wounds. The victims were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Anyone who believes they may have information that might assist the investigation is asked to visit Crimestoppers at www.p3tips.com/89 for anonymous reporting options or call 919-996-1193.
Arrest Made: Raleigh Police Investigate Kidnapping Near Crabtree Valley Mall
Background: The following release was distributed on August 9, 2023, at 4:34 p.m.
On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at approximately 2:47 p.m., the Raleigh Police Department responded to a reported kidnapping in the 100 block of Turner St. Responding officers located an adult female victim who stated that an adult male had kidnapped her. The victim is safe. This is an ongoing investigation.
Update: The Raleigh Police Department has arrested Christopher Joyner, 41, in connection with this incident. He has been charged with the following:
Felony- Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon
Felony- Attempted First-Degree Forcible Rape
Felony- Assault by Strangulation
Felony- Larceny of Motor Vehicle
Felony- First-Degree Kidnapping
Misdemeanor- Possession of Stolen Goods/Property
Additional information will be released at the appropriate time.
Pedestrian Hit By Raleigh Police On Capital Blvd. Is Near Where Many Other Pedestrians Have Died Crossing
Two pedestrians have died crossing near the intersection of Capital Blvd. and Calvary Drive in less than six weeks. Monday night (Aug. 14), Raleigh police said an officer in a marked car hit a man crossing outside the crosswalk near the intersection just after 10:50 p.m.
51-year-old Pedro Lopez was taken to the hospital and died from his injuries. The officer is on administrative leave which is department protocol, police said. The Calvary Drive area is part of a less than one-mile stretch of Capital where five pedestrians were killed last year.
Teen Robbed At Gunpoint At Raleigh Subway, Family Says
A 17-year-old was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday (Aug. 16) night at a Subway in Raleigh, the teen’s family reported. Around 8:22 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to the 1300 block of Falls of Neuse Road for a reported robbery, according to the Raleigh Police Department. The family of the teen said that the suspect was armed. No injuries have been reported at this time and there is no immediate threat to the public. This investigation is ongoing.
Man Convicted Of Murdering Michael Jordan’s Father Seeks Perjury Charges Against Witness
Daniel Green, the man convicted of murdering Michael Jordan’s father in 1993, is asking a judge to file charges against the person who testified that Green murdered James Jordan. Green has always denied that he killed Jordan or had any involvement in the murder. He is seeking criminal charges against Larry Demery for perjury.
Demery is the state’s only witness who testified that Green murdered James Jordan. Green says Demery lied on the stand to avoid getting the death penalty. Green is also seeking charges against Demery’s attorney, Hugh Rogers. Green accuses Rogers of unlawfully urging his client to commit perjury by notarizing a statement from Demery that he knew was false.