On the night of June 21, 2019, 51-year-old African American male Thomas Keith Sutton of Kinston, North Carolina, was fatally shot on Williams Street near Old Snow Hill Road. Responding officers from the Kinston Police Department found Mr. Sutton suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
At the scene, an individual immediately identified himself as the shooter and surrendered to the officers.
Two firearms were recovered, and multiple witnesses, all acquainted with the involved parties, cooperated with the investigation. The Kinston Police Department stated that they were not seeking additional suspects at that time.
Thomas Keith Sutton was born on June 12, 1968. His funeral service was held on July 1, 2019, at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home in Kinston, followed by burial at Lodge Hall Cemetery. He is remembered by his community and mourned by family and friends.
