Daily Deacon

Briefs, Merritt Enright

1. Shots Fired in Vehicle Chase

Shortly after 9pm on Saturday, two victims, Darryl Myers Jr and Darryl Myers III (age 2),

received gunshot wounds in a vehicle chase on Rosie Street. According to a report from the

Winston­Salem Police Department, the suspects are 4­5 black males driving an unidentified

black vehicle.

A neighbor reportedly first saw the vehicle parked behind the Myers’ home and notified the

family, who was not home at the time. Upon their arrival, the Myers found the car parked

behind their house occupied by 2­3 black males and an additional 2 black males standing outside

the car. Darryl Myers attempted to block the vehicle behind the house, but the unidentified

driver managed to escape, leaving 2 males standing outside the car.

After a vehicle pursuit through several neighborhood streets, shots were fired at the Myers’ car

by an unknown assailant at the intersection of Ferndale Avenue and Lambeth Street. Darryl

Myers and his infant son were both shot in the foot and immediately transported to NCBH after

responding to a nearby convenience store.

The injuries were non­life threatening and both victims are expected to recover fully. Police

suspect the gunmen to be the 2 males left behind in the vehicle chase.

Questions: Is a further police investigation being carried out? Is there any supposed

identification of the car? Have there been any previous reports of a suspicious group of black

males in the area?

2. Daughter and Father Found Dead in Home

Wednesday afternoon at 3pm, Winston­Salem Police Department officers found and identified

the bodies of 6 year­old Iza Lily Morris and her father, Derek Morris, in the victims’ home on

5356 Old Rural Hall Road. Officers located single gunshot wounds on each body.

A Criminal Investigations Division report reveals that Derek Morris was enstranged from his

wife, Iza’s mother. The couple was undergoing divorce and child custody negotiations at the

time of the homicide.

Although no suspects have arisen, a full investigation and autopsies are underway with the

support of the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Questions: Did surrounding neighbors have any witness to the homicide? Is there any follow up

evidence from the police department? What was Mrs. Morris’ name and did she have any

reported hostility towards her family/history of mental instability?