In the small city of Greenville, North Carolina, Sakhr Radwan Taher Maswarah was known as a man who shared his life with family, friends, and his community. Born on April 22, 1989, he was someone who touched many lives in his 37 years. Those who knew him were left with memories that reflected his character and spirit, and his presence was deeply felt by his family, friends, and colleagues.
While his influence on others remains, his life was violently cut short in the pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning in the fall of 2026.
The night of Saturday, October 10, 2026, faded into the early morning of Sunday, October 11, in Plymouth, a town in Washington County about an hour's drive east of Greenville. At a sweepstakes gaming establishment locally known as the Gameroom, located at 1220 U.S. Highway 64 West, Sakhr Maswarah was inside. What transpired in the quiet hours of that morning remains unclear, but it ended in his death. At approximately 3:57 a.m., the Washington County Communications center received a 911 call reporting that a man had been found deceased inside the business.
Officers from the Plymouth Police Department and deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. Inside the Gameroom, they discovered Sakhr Maswarah. He had sustained an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. His family was notified of the devastating loss. The nature of the incident immediately prompted a homicide investigation, a grim task in the quiet town.
Due to the serious nature of the crime, the Plymouth Police Department requested assistance from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI). Agents from the SBI joined local detectives at the scene, beginning the meticulous process of gathering evidence and piecing together the events that led to the shooting. The joint investigation began an active search for leads, turning to the public for help.
Investigators issued a public appeal for information, asking anyone who might have been near the Gameroom on U.S. Highway 64 West late on Saturday night or in the early hours of Sunday morning to come forward. They were particularly interested in anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity or observed unfamiliar people or vehicles in the area. Detectives also requested that nearby residents and businesses check their surveillance systems for any video footage from that time frame that might hold a clue, no matter how small.
Just two days after his death, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, a burial was held for Sakhr at the Cemetery of Islamic Association in his home city of Greenville. While his loved ones laid him to rest, the search for answers in Plymouth continued. The killing was not the first homicide to trouble the small town in 2026, which had seen another fatal shooting earlier that spring.
As of the latest reports in October 2026, the investigation into the death of Sakhr Radwan Taher Maswarah is active and ongoing. No suspects have been publicly identified, no arrests have been made, and authorities have not released a potential motive for the shooting. Many questions remain unanswered, leaving a family and community to mourn a life taken too soon. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Plymouth Police Department at 252-793-4680.
