Graham police arrest four after shots fired into occupied home

Graham police arrested four people after investigators tied them to gunfire into an occupied home on the 900 block of Oakley Street, and detectives later found multiple stolen and missing guns during the case. No one inside the house was hurt, but the arrests show officers are treating the April 24 shooting as a serious public-safety threat, not just a single burst of gunfire.

The adults charged were Kasean Thomas Wilkes and Rakeem Omar Devonta Clinton, both of Burlington. Two juveniles were also arrested but were not named because of their ages. Police said all four face charges including discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, felony conspiracy, going armed to the terror of the public, carrying a concealed gun and other related offenses.

The recovery of multiple stolen and missing guns gives the investigation a wider reach than the Oakley Street shooting alone. That detail raises the possibility that investigators are looking at more than retaliation or one dispute, including whether other crimes or additional people could still be connected to the weapons.

For neighbors near Oakley Street, the key fact is that the target was an occupied home. Even without a reported injury, gunfire into a residence can put nearby homes at risk and can signal how quickly violence can escalate in a neighborhood. Graham police continued asking for information after the arrests, keeping the case open as detectives work to determine who else may have been involved.

Tips can be reported to the Graham Police Department at (336) 570-6711 or the Burlington-Graham Communications Center at (336) 229-3500. Alamance County Crime Stoppers can be reached at (336) 229-7100, and anonymous tips can be submitted through the P3 Tips app. Crime Stoppers says anonymous tipsters may qualify for cash rewards of up to $2,500.

The Oakley Street case lands in a year when Graham and Burlington have already seen several gunfire investigations. On March 7, 2026, 14-year-old Teriyah Herbin was shot and killed at 111 Burton Street in Graham, and a secured custody order was later issued on March 20 for a 15-year-old in connection with that death. In Burlington, police also reported an April 25 shooting investigation on Center Avenue that turned up shell casings but no victims or property damage.