On August 19th 2015 at approximately 11:00 PM, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at a residence on Magnolia School Road in Washington. Deputies and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene and learned an additional residence had also been struck. Both residence were occupied at the time, including 7 minor children, however no one was injured. Investigators learned the shooting was a targeted attack, related to a physical assault which occurred prior to the shooting.
The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, collected evidence, and conducted interviews. As a result of information and evidence gathered during the investigation, Investigator Jonathan Fowler applied for and obtained warrants charging Raimelle Andreas Peterson, age 17 of Charlotte Street in Washington, with four (4) counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, one (1) count of Felony Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, and one (1) count of Felony Conspiracy to Discharge a Weapon Into Occupied Property. Additionally, Kashon Eugene Moore, age 20 of Minute Man Lane in Washington, was charged with twelve (12) counts of Attempted First Degree Murder, one (1) count of Felony Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder, two (2) counts of Discharging Weapon Into Occupied Property, and one (1) count of Felony Conspiracy to Discharge a Weapon Into Occupied Property.
Raimelle Peterson was severed while in custody at the Beaufort County Detention Center on unrelated charges. He was presented before Magistrate J. Mills and was held under No Bond for these charges.
On August 25th, 2015 at approximately 9:00 AM, Kashon Moore was taken into custody in Greensboro, North Carolina by a multi-agency Task Force. Kashon Moore was held at the Guilford County Detention Center under a $1,000,000 secured bond set by a Guilford County Magistrate. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office enlisted the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Fugitive and Missing Persons Task Force, comprised of the NCSBI, the Greenville Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team and the Greensboro Police Department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team. Also assisting in the investigation were the Washington Police Department and the Beaufort County Department of Probation and Parole.
