Shyheim Melvin, a 21-year-old African American male, tragically lost his life on May 28, 2018, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Shyheim was shot to death along the 500 block of Glen Canyon Drive. The incident also resulted in another individual, James Lorenzo Little, being injured and subsequently transported to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
The investigation into Shyheim Melvin's murder led to the arrest of multiple suspects. On June 4, 2018, James Lorenzo Little, a 29-year-old African American male from Chapel Hill, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Little was moved to Central Prison in Raleigh after being released from the medical center.
Further developments in the case saw the arrest of Antonio Maurice Milligan, a 31-year-old African American male from Roxboro, on June 21, 2018. Milligan faced charges of first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary, and conspiracy to break and enter a building with the intent to commit a felony. Milligan was apprehended by the Fayetteville Police Department's Violent Criminal Apprehension Team, with assistance from the Roxboro Police Department and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. He was transported to the Cumberland County Detention Center, where he remains without bond.
On August 21, 2018, the Fayetteville Police Department's Homicide Unit arrested a third suspect, Taff Williams Mceachin, in connection with Shyheim Melvin's murder. Mceachin, an African American male, was charged with accessory after the fact of first-degree murder and was taken to the Cumberland County Detention Center on a $250,000 secured bond.
The investigation into Shyheim Melvin's death remains ongoing, with authorities continuing to seek information from the public. Anyone with information regarding the homicide investigation is encouraged to contact Detective L. Donegain with the Fayetteville Police Department or Crimestoppers.
