GPD Seeking Suspect for Attempted Murder

Attempted Murder Suspect Turns Herself In

GPD Seeking Suspect for Attempted Murder

The Goldsboro Police Department is searching for Zenya Lashie Jones, 21, Dudley, in connection to an attempted murder.

On Feb. 15 at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter alert and subsequent shooting in the 400 block of Hollowell Ave.

Upon the officer’s arrival, they located Mikayla Yelverton, 23, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and rendered aid.

Yelverton was subsequently transported to UNC Health Wayne and then to ECU Health.

During the investigation, Jones was identified as a suspect. A warrant for arrest has been secured on Jones for attempted murder.

Law enforcement has yet to apprehend Jones and asks the public, if they have any information on her whereabouts, to contact the Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at (919) 705-6572 or Crimestoppers.

Yelverton is stable and still recovering.

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