D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, in Statesville, North Carolina; he was Black/African American. Around 5:35 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 100 block of East Allison Street and found D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male, lying in the roadway with gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen.
Despite life-saving efforts by officers and Iredell County EMS, D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the days that followed, family and community members mourned D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male, remembering a kind-hearted young father who had earned his GED and was working at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken. An obituary confirmed that D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male, died on June 14, 2025, and noted his ties to Statesville and Lincolnton.
Investigators with the Statesville Police Department’s Violent Crimes and Criminal Investigations Units pursued leads through interviews and evidence collection. On July 22, 2025, authorities apprehended a suspect, 33-year-old Darryl Davekio Jordan, in Huntersville with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force. D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male, was identified as the victim in the murder charge announced the next day.
Officials stated that Darryl Davekio Jordan was booked into the Iredell County Detention Center without bond and awaited his first court appearance as the investigation continued. Authorities also reiterated their request for tips from the public to help complete the case record surrounding the final moments of D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male.
D’Angelo Malindsay Barker, 25, male, left behind a grieving family and community who remembered him as resilient and warm-spirited. His death on East Allison Street, coming in the quiet before dawn, set in motion a weeks-long search that culminated with an arrest and a murder charge, but the lingering questions of motive and the exact chain of events remained subjects for the courts and investigators to resolve.
