Dasean L. Banks, age 19

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Lost to gun violence on August 27, 2025 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

Photo sources:

• gofundme.com: Donate to Assist DaSean Banks' Family in Grief, organized by Bridgette Baker

News sources:

• Obituary for DaSean Banks | S. Jones Funerals and Cremations
• RRSpin - Rawles faces two murder counts in Presto shooting deaths
• Facebook
• The Daily Herald: 2 dead from New Dixie shooting
• Facebook
• ABC11 Raleigh-Durham: 2 killed in shooting at Roanoke Rapids gas station
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed was:

• Anthony Shearin, age 24

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Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Roanoke Rapids, NC - May 10, 2025
• Roanoke Rapids, NC - February 27, 2024
• Roanoke Rapids, NC - November 26, 2023
• Roanoke Rapids, NC - April 26, 2023
• Roanoke Rapids, NC - January 5, 2022