In the late afternoon of August 10, 2015, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace in a parking lot at 18th and Pike Avenue in North Little Rock, Arkansas, leaving two young men fatally wounded. One of these men was Davonica Tupac Shabazz Winston, a 20-year-old male. When North Little Rock police officers arrived at the scene just before 5 p.m., they discovered both Winston and another man, 24-year-old Diontay Lamar Moore, suffering from serious gunshot wounds.
Emergency medical aid was
rendered at the scene before both men were rushed to a local hospital for further treatment. Despite the efforts of medical personnel, both Winston and Moore succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead. The initial uncertainty surrounding the tragic event gave way to a narrative of a violent exchange between the two men.
Following an investigation into the deadly encounter, the North Little Rock Police Department concluded that the two men had shot each other during an altercation. This determination led authorities to close the case without seeking any further suspects. The deaths of Davonica Tupac Shabazz Winston and Diontay Lamar Moore were officially classified as a double homicide, with each man being a victim and a perpetrator in the fatal exchange. The incident added to a growing concern over gun violence in the community.
