On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, Henderson Police Officers responded to 601 N. Chestnut Street in response to a call of someone shot. Officers found Derrick Davis, 29, 857 Cherry Street, Henderson suffering from a gunshot wound. Davis was transported to Maria Parham Medical center for treatment of injuries. A second individual Niya Askew, 16, 1465 Newton Diary Road received minor injuries during the incident.
The suspects were described as three black males operating a bluish/green vehicle. The investigation is being handled by the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Henderson Police Department at 252-438-4141 or Crime Stoppers at 252-492-1925. Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to 2,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals engaged in criminal activity.