Wilson police investigate fatal shooting

Sunday, April 2, 2017
WILSON, North Carolina (WTVD) -- The Wilson Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning.

Around 12:30 a.m., officers were called to the 600 block of Lincoln Street to help an unresponsive person.
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When officers arrived, they found 31-year-old Harry Evangelist Beecher lying in the roadway, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Officers began resuscitation efforts until Wilson Fire/Rescue Services and Wilson County EMS personnel arrived.

Resuscitation efforts were not successful and Beecher died.
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The Wilson Police Department is encouraging anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Wilson Police Department at (252) 399-2323 or Crime Stoppers at (252) 243-2255.

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