Chance Trevon Jenkins, 15, was a boy from High Point who vanished on June 11, 2025, and whose case turned from a missing-person search into a homicide investigation. A Black male, Chance Trevon Jenkins was last seen near East Green Drive and Brentwood Street in High Point, prompting police to ask for the public’s help to locate him. In the days that followed, his family reported him missing to the High Point Police Department, as concern grew that he had met with foul play.
Two weeks after he was last seen, on June 25, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office were called to an undeveloped tract of land in Trinity, North Carolina, where human remains had been discovered. Investigators at the scene found evidence indicating the victim had been shot multiple times. The grim find ended the search and began the painstaking process of confirming the victim’s identity and retracing his final movements across the county line.
On July 15, the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner formally identified the remains as those of Chance Trevon Jenkins, 15, and authorities publicly acknowledged the death as a homicide by gunfire. Local outlets amplified the sheriff’s updates as the community absorbed the news that the missing teen had been found dead on the edge of town. Memorial listings recorded that Chance Trevon Jenkins, 15, died on June 11, 2025—the day he was last seen—with his body discovered in Trinity on June 25.
As of the most recent reports, investigators have not announced any arrests in the killing of Chance Trevon Jenkins, 15, nor have they identified a suspect or suspects. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has continued to investigate and has not released details about a possible motive, leaving open questions about where Chance Trevon Jenkins, 15, spent his final hours and who was responsible for the gunfire that ended his life. Authorities have appealed for tips from the public while the case remains active.
