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The police chief said officers responded around 10:45 p.m. to reports of shots fired on East Raleigh Boulevard near Friendly Way in the Hillsdale area. Investigators found three people shot; one person was pronounced dead at the scene, a second later died of life-threatening injuries, and a third sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The chief said early investigative work indicated gang involvement and drugs were part of the incident.

Police said they used multiple investigative technologies, canvassed neighbors, and worked with community informants to develop leads. The department located and arrested a person of interest in Winston-Salem with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service; warrants obtained include two counts of first-degree murder and related charges. The chief said the arrested person was a validated gang member known to local authorities; investigators are still developing motive and additional persons of interest may be identified.

The chief also provided a broader briefing on gang activity and violent crime trends in Rocky Mount. The department reported 11 validated gangs and said about 274 individuals were on its validated list at the time of the briefing; staff noted the number fluctuates as members are revalidated or fall off the list after five years without revalidation. The chief described the three crime types most commonly connected to gang members as drug offenses, aggravated assaults/shootings, and simple assaults.

Police officials credited investments in investigative technology and specialized units for reductions in violent crime over several years. The chief said the department has seen roughly an 8% drop in violent crime in the most recent year and around an 18%–20% decline over four years, attributing some gains to license-plate readers, shared video feeds, and an in-house firearms-examination capability that reduces dependence on state labs.

The chief described three specialized units—narcotics/vice, a violent-crime and apprehension team, and task-force officers working with federal partners—that together are supported by roughly 20 budgeted positions; he said recent promotions have left vacancies the department expects to backfill with recruits currently in training.

Council members asked about the potential for retaliation following the arrest, coordination with neighboring jurisdictions, diversity within specialty units, outreach to schools and the homeless population, and strategies to prevent violence beyond arrests. The chief said investigators were monitoring locations identified in retaliation-intel reports, continuing the homicide investigation, and would coordinate with local and federal partners where appropriate. He also emphasized community outreach, recruitment diversity goals, and the need for continued partnership to address underlying drivers of crime such as poverty and behavioral-health needs.

No policy changes or formal council actions were requested during the briefing; the chief requested continuing support for technology and staffing investments and said the department would provide requested demographic breakdowns for specialty units.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting, March 24","oneSentenceSummary","Police announced an arrest in a double homicide, said gang members and drugs were involved, and reviewed enforcement resources, technology and staffing used to address violent crime in Rocky Mount.","taxTitle","Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina","taxId",5685,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6626223,"OIC outlines $25 million plan to restore 224 Rose Street as behavioral health, workforce campus",2189,248000,2437000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2754275-f9c160a20547395c0735ee9292e906fc&start=248&end=2437","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2754275-f9c160a20547395c0735ee9292e906fc/thumbnail_248000.jpg","/articles/6626223/Rocky-Mount/Nash-County/North-Carolina/OIC-outlines-25-million-plan-to-restore-224-Rose-Street-as-behavioral-health-workforce-campus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6626223-6408f4c3e71888aade5b6acd7a826b22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191935&Signature=lrhpH-ArYYh2-o29Swe2OWYvfmLdrSaKUcrz4burnWKR8Tb7pn3YWNFhxD4kgGg--fzHgXvFQvyoL979jTrbUPIC1AZ702aLDF~oJQX3IKPbeAhvA~fEYJ0XYFQyXQ2y3uXAs3BOpasnzv~9zkQ1l9qxoOpqR90CLGcy1OVBGyjkp4O0bJQ63U9b~lFOV7-r-zWxlU7jj~gcUOW3oJMZA7AWoUiaU3ez5bWU-qcUDxk-UovqN5E6kobHTEk0eWaLvrNso1qUEllVcv5dpTwi9k01cq~sX0N1nekaNC3hwl8M4VNROQYtm2bmgFw~Ga3dl-URWq6Z79VT~XeP6gyZnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives from Opportunity Industrialization Center (OIC) presented a redevelopment proposal for 224 Rose Street, the former Memorial Hospital, that would combine expanded behavioral-health services on the first floor with workforce training and community programming on the second.

OIC officials told the Rocky Mount City Council Committee of the Whole on March 24 that the adaptive reuse project would preserve the building\u0000s historic exterior, remediate significant interior deterioration, and create an integrated campus linking Edgecombe Community College, the Edgecombe Health Department and the nearby Rocky Mount Event Center.

Project team members described the building as roughly 13,000 square feet across two floors (about 6,600 square feet per floor) with three major wings. Due diligence has identified asbestos, mold, lead paint concerns, an underground storage tank near Atlantic Avenue, and unsuitable perimeter soils requiring 2 to 4 feet of removal and engineered replacement. The design team said the building will be gutted to the exterior walls, with an addition to add elevator and stair access between floors and a roof terrace intended for both OIC and community use.

OIC and its development partners described a capital stack built around a New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) financing package. Presenters estimated about $25,000,000 in NMTC-related financing with roughly $7.66 million of NMTC equity and cited approximately $12,000,000 in OIC capital; they said additional owner-supplied medical equipment and FF&E would add to the total cost. The project team said it expects $13,000,000 in private capital tied to the development in downtown Rocky Mount and projected creation of roughly 25 new skilled jobs across healthcare and training programs.

Design and construction partners include Redline Design (architect), Hope Brothers Construction (design-builder), and Holt Brothers (design-build partner). Redline\u0000s architect described plans for eight therapy rooms, group therapy and nontraditional therapy spaces, clinical support space and lab space on the first floor; the second floor would house multipurpose classrooms, a community room of approximately 1,000 square feet, fitness and wellness space, and career-services programming tied to OIC\u0000s workforce training.

OIC representatives emphasized unmet local behavioral-health needs. They said the organization currently refers 4,800 to 5,000 Rocky Mount residents to out-of-county providers for higher-level behavioral-health services and that bringing those services downtown would reduce travel for families and enable more integrated \u0000whole-person\u0000 care alongside workforce programming.

Construction sequencing presented by Hope Brothers estimated completion of construction drawings in June 2025 and a roughly 13-month construction schedule beginning July 2025 and concluding in August 2026. Presenters said the application requires a written city incentive application and a public hearing under the downtown major investment incentive policy; staff indicated a public hearing will be scheduled for the April 14 council meeting and that a written application must be filed promptly.

Council members expressed broad support during the work session and asked detailed questions about the capital stack, timeline, services for homeless populations, regional service demand, site remediation costs, and equipment budgets. Project staff said remediation and subsurface improvements are expected to be significant and estimated site remediation costs (soil removal and replacement, potential helical piers) in the area of about $1,000,000, noting those are costs any developer would face on the site.

Presenters did not ask for final council action at the Committee of the Whole; the project team will submit a written application and appear for a public hearing on April 14. Detailed incentive amounts, final NMTC terms, and final construction contract guarantees will be brought to the council for formal approval if the application advances from the public hearing stage.","Opportunity Industrialization Center (OIC) presented a redevelopment plan for the former Memorial Hospital at 224 Rose Street to create a behavioral health and workforce training campus; the project team requested city incentives and said a public hearing will be scheduled April 14.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6626228,"Council work session recommends $50,000 local pledge to support East Haven Apartments phase 2 application",226,52000,278000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2754275-f9c160a20547395c0735ee9292e906fc&start=52&end=278","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2754275-f9c160a20547395c0735ee9292e906fc/thumbnail_52000.jpg","/articles/6626228/Rocky-Mount/Nash-County/North-Carolina/Council-work-session-recommends-50000-local-pledge-to-support-East-Haven-Apartments-phase-2-application","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6626228-eed74d89d5da3f8af16857350cd7e6e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191935&Signature=TJK33qi0UF3dslmw7VYzSB5sLmgaDpBb~5Bzt7iA35-7N-q-KG5Ut5U2Z8d0fPSu92FnfwGt2Tr4fXOzN-4LPhPLZoc1KavO3kxgyOeDsFp0xBrxXv8Jj4AgUvmtiJIJ3zkDH1vHJpfbAD4Xw5TO21k~5u34e2iHNu-mm-UJOM7ImBs8By2dhehzNxjsQZOkv-SywWXn2rPP9NHwnEtM5XzazLw2uYzThQrePw58TCNdAy5UuRgPBEXqgfj5u39S3pqRUGuZTXU1AXAsQVDqodZUwC168rrN-gY0LCO0NmMFCJapBq4DO08OCIsloSlQx9x6wMcy1pPrvgtlIZFSgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff recommended that the city allocate $50,000 from recently awarded state housing funds to help the developers of East Haven Apartments secure Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for a proposed 54-unit second phase.

The recommendation, made during the Rocky Mount City Council’s Committee of the Whole work session on March 24, would direct $50,000 of the city’s $4,000,000 in state housing awards into the developers’ application to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. City staff described the requested local contribution as a 30-year, 0% interest loan that would strengthen the developer’s application and help leverage roughly $14 million in private and tax-credit-financed investment in the Phase 2 project.

The East Haven complex opened last summer as a 64-unit development. The developers told staff they expect construction on Phase 2 to begin in summer 2026 and that the city’s local contribution would need to be committed before June 30, 2026.

At the work session, a council member asked about the total development cost; staff confirmed the Phase 2 budget is approximately $14,000,000 and that the city would be asked to contribute $50,000 of the city’s awarded funds. After discussion, council members voted by voice to forward the recommendation to the full council; the item will appear on the April 14 council meeting agenda for a public hearing and final action.

No formal loan documents or repayment schedule beyond the 30-year, 0% description were presented at the work session. Staff and the developers indicated more detailed terms would be included in the application and in subsequent council agenda materials.

If the council approves the recommendation at its April meeting and the developer is successful with the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency application, the Phase 2 financing would be structured as part of the tax-credit transaction and the city’s $50,000 would be committed as described by staff at the work session.

Votes at the work session were voice votes; no roll-call tally was recorded on the record during the Committee of the Whole presentation.","City staff recommended using $50,000 of state-awarded housing funds to strengthen an application for a 54-unit second phase at East Haven Apartments; councilors voted to forward the recommendation to the April 14 council meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Police brief council: arrest made in double homicide; department outlines gang, anti-violence activity

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Council work session recommends $50,000 local pledge to support East Haven Apartments phase 2 application