A year after homicide, man still sought in Durham shooting death

Saturday, May 4, 2019
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- One year after the shooting death of 27-year-old Justin Royster, Durham Police are still looking for the murder suspect.

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Royster was gunned down around 11:15 p.m. on May 3, 2018, in the 400 block of Canal Street.

Police have charged 28-year-old Donnelle Wilkerson with murder but have not been able to find him

Donnelle Wilkerson

Credit: Durham Police



Another unidentified man was taken to the hospital that night with non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident did not appear to have been random, police said at the time of the crime.

Anyone with information on Wilkerson's whereabouts is asked to call Investigator J. Mitchell at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29335 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.
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