RMPD searching for shooting suspect that fled after crash
Rocky Mount Officers observed a suspect vehicle traveling on Cokey Rd turning onto Green Pasture Road. It was reported Fields was inside the car. However, the suspect vehicle sped off at a high rate of speed after observing a patrol officer in the area. The vehicle crashed on Green Pasture Road, and three (3) suspects fled from the vehicle.
RMPD Search For Shooting Suspect
Rocky Mount, N.C. – On November 18, 2022, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Rocky Mount Police Department obtained arrest warrants on 29-year-old Michael Fields for the November 16 shooting with the injury that occurred in the 100 blk of Boyd Court.
Rocky Mount Officers observed a suspect vehicle traveling on Cokey Rd turning onto Green Pasture Road. It was reported Fields was inside the car. However, the suspect vehicle sped off at a high rate of speed after observing a patrol officer in the area. The vehicle crashed on Green Pasture Road, and three (3) suspects fled from the vehicle.
Officers immediately set up a perimeter, and with the assistance of the Edgecombe Sheriff’s Office, one suspect was located and taken into custody. However, Michael Fields and an unknown third suspect remain at large.
We appreciate the assistance from the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, and we request anyone with information to call the Rocky Mount Police Department at 252-972-1411, call Crimestoppers at 252-977-1111 for cash rewards, or Text-A-Tip (text RMPOL and your message to 274637).
