UPDATE: Charge Upgraded to Murder in Trawick Road Homicide

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Donna-maria Harris | 919.996.1200 | donna-maria.harris@raleighnc.gov
Laura Hourigan | 919.996.1219 | laura.hourigan@raleighnc.gov

The charge against Jeffrey Steven Lynch has been upgraded from Assault With a Dangerous Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury With Intent To Kill to Murder in the October 25, 2020 shooting death of Justin Carlton Jones. A photo of Lynch is attached below.

The information below was disseminated at 6:14 p.m. on Oct. 25, 2020:

This incident is now a homicide investigation and the decedent has been identified as Justin Carlton Jones, 25. Also, two arrests have been made in connection with this incident; Julius Jamaal McKinney (DOB 8/1/82) and Jeffrey Steven Lynch (DOB 1/10/82) have both been charged with Assault With a Dangerous Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury With Intent To Kill. The investigation is ongoing.

The information below was distributed at 4:01 a.m.:

At approximately 2:21 a.m., Raleigh Police Department officers responded to a shooting in the 1700 block of Trawick Road. Four adult males sustained gunshot injuries; one was transported to WakeMed by EMS and the other three were transported in private vehicles.  The investigation is ongoing.  

Anyone with information that might assist detectives is asked to call Raleigh CrimeStoppers at (919) 834-HELP or visit raleighcrimestoppers.org for text and email reporting options. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for anonymous tips that help solve cases.