Officer-involved shooting during North Raleigh arrest of suspect wanted in Garner homicide

Officers serving a felony arrest warrant in North Raleigh engaged in an officer-involved shooting after the suspect reportedly opened fire during the attempted arrest on Feb. 19, 2026. The man at the center of the exchange has been identified as Solomon Owens.

Owens was wanted in connection with an earlier homicide in Garner, Wake County, and the arrest attempt in North Raleigh was tied to that outstanding warrant. Prosecutors in the Garner case had listed Owens as a subject of interest prior to the Feb. 19 confrontation.

The shooting occurred during the service of the felony arrest warrant, when officers say the suspect opened fire and an exchange of gunfire followed. The incident on Feb. 19 stands as a direct enforcement action connected to the Garner homicide investigation.

This episode took place seven days before today, Feb. 26, 2026, and links a North Raleigh arrest operation with an active homicide inquiry in Garner. Officials have publicly identified the suspect as Solomon Owens and have connected the arrest attempt to the earlier Garner case.