Rocky Mount Homicide Suspect Arrested In Pitt County

Rocky Mount, N.C. – On February 25, 2022, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Rocky Mount Police Department responded to reports of a shooting with injury at 1821 N. Wesleyan Blvd (Executive Inn). When officers arrived, they located an unresponsive adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound in the parking lot. The victim was identified as 30-year-old Dominique Barnes.

Barnes was transported to UNC Nash Healthcare and later died. The Rocky Mount Criminal Investigation Division is actively investigating the events that led to the shooting.

Update- The Rocky Mount Police Department developed 35-year-old Chardon Whitehead as a suspect in the fatal shooting and obtained warrants for First Degree Murder. Whitehead was being sought by the U.S Marshal Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force; however, he turned himself in to a Greenville Police Officer.

On February 28, 2022, Whitehead was arrested by the Greenville Police Department. He was remanded to the Pitt County Detention Facility with no bond for First Degree Murder. Additionally, he received a $100,000 secured bond for Shooting Into An Occupied Dwelling. The Criminal Investigation Division continues to investigate this case.

We ask anyone with information related to this incident to please contact the Rocky Mount Police Department at 252-972-1411, Twin County Crime Stoppers at 252-977-1111, or Text-A-Tip (Text RMPOL) and your message to CRIMES (274637), or message us directly using the MyRMT mobile app.

About Rocky Mount: The city of Rocky Mount, located in the Coastal Plains of North Carolina, was incorporated in 1867 and lies in Edgecombe and Nash Counties. Rocky Mount is a two-time All-America City on the Tar River. Serving as the Gateway to Eastern North Carolina, the city’s 875 employees serve approximately 58,000 residents daily.

The city’s mission is to advance community well-being, safety and quality of life by delivering excellent public services and actively collaborating with the community towards a fulfilling and inspired future for its citizens. As a publicly-owned utility, the city of Rocky Mount is committed to safe, reliable service for its customers and operates in Nash and Edgecombe counties, providing customers with electricity, natural gas, water, wastewater (sewer), refuse, recycling and/or stormwater services.  To learn more, visit www.rockymountnc.gov for news and updates.