UPDATE: An arrest was made in this case, which investigators determined was a homicide. Click here for details.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) – Officers in Elizabeth City are investigating an incident in which a man was found dead in his apartment.
Elizabeth City Police were called to the Walker Landing Apartments at 1003 Walker Avenue Friday with reports that someone had been shot.
Preliminary investigation determined Joseph Earl Simmons, who previously lived on the 1200 block of Herrington Road, is a person of interest. This is an active and ongoing investigation.
Anyone with additional information about this incident or the location of Mr. Joseph
Earl Simmons are urged to contact the Elizabeth City Police Department at (252) 335-4321, the
Crime Line at (252) 335-5555, or FUSUS Text-a-Tip at (252) 390-8477.
