The Greensboro Chronicle
January 18, 2025
Lorene Hardy Staff Writer
UNSOLVED. UNANSWERED. UNFORGIVEN.
Rocky Mount Mass Shooting Leaves One Young Man Dead — and a Community Demanding Truth
The Benvenue Road Killing Authorities Won’t Explain
In the early darkness of September 21, 2025, gunfire shattered the quiet of a residential stretch of Benvenue Road in Rocky Mount. By sunrise, police tape sealed off a crime scene, five people lay wounded by bullets, and one young man — Kedar Darden — was dead.
Weeks later, the case remains cold.
No arrests.
No suspects publicly named.
No clear answers.
THE DEADLY TIMELINE
According to police reports included in the article:
Date: September 21, 2025 Time: Approximately 6:00 a.m. Location: 2100 block of Benvenue Road Incident: Reports of shots fired
When officers arrived, they encountered multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Kedar Darden, age 25, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Four others survived:
Two women, ages 27 and 28 Two men, ages 24 and 32
All were transported for medical treatment.
A YOUNG LIFE CUT SHORT
Kedar Darden was a young man from Rocky Mount. At just 25 years old, his life ended on a residential street — not in secrecy, but in a violent burst of gunfire that investigators say involved multiple victims and multiple shots.
Yet despite the scale of the violence, no suspect information has been released.
THE SILENCE THAT SCREAMS
Despite weeks of investigation, authorities have confirmed:
❌ No arrests announced ❌ No suspect descriptions released ❌ No motive disclosed
For a case involving five shooting victims, the lack of public progress has fueled frustration, fear, and anger in the community.
Residents are asking:
Who opened fire? Why hasn’t anyone been named? Is the public safe?
So far, answers remain locked behind closed doors.
WHAT POLICE ARE SAYING — AND NOT SAYING
The Rocky Mount Police Department acknowledges the case remains under investigation. Officials confirm the facts of the shooting — but have released no further details about suspects, persons of interest, or arrests.
For now, police are relying on the public to help break the case open.
CALLS FOR JUSTICE
The article carries a clear message splashed across the page:
#JUSTICEFORKEDAR
#SPEAKUP
This is not just a plea — it is a demand.
HOW TO PROVIDE INFORMATION (CONFIDENTIAL & ANONYMOUS OPTIONS)
Anyone with any information, no matter how small, is urged to contact:
📞 Rocky Mount Police Department
252-972-1411
Text “RMPD” followed by your message to 847411
📰 Fighting Crime News & Who’s Wanted
Phone: 252-406-6736
Email: info@ncfightingcrime.com
Tips can be submitted anonymously. Silence protects killers. Information saves lives.
WHY THIS CASE MATTERS
This was not an isolated incident.
This was not a rumor.
This was a mass shooting on a neighborhood street — and one man did not make it home.
Until someone is held accountable, Kedar Darden’s death remains an open wound in Rocky Mount.
The community is watching.
The family is waiting.
And justice is overdue.
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