Greenville Duo Charged After Bullets Hit Apartment With Kids Inside

Three bullets tore through the window of an Eastgate Village apartment at around 3:20 a.m. on August 18, 2026, while two young children were inside the unit on Moseley Drive in Greenville. Days later, police arrested Juquan Mosley and Laniya Battle in connection with the shooting, and now both face attempted first-degree murder charges alongside a separate controversy over how officers gathered evidence in the case.

Attempted Murder and Weapons Charges Filed

Greenville Police arrested Mosley and Battle on August 24, according to WITN. Both were charged with attempted first-degree murder and three counts of discharging a weapon into occupied property, accused of firing a gun into an apartment occupied by four people, including two children, per the outlet's reporting. Both were booked into the Pitt County jail without bond and are scheduled to appear in court today, August 25.

Under North Carolina General Statutes § 14-2.5 and § 14-17, attempted first-degree murder is a Class B2 felony carrying a mandatory active prison term of 157 to 284 months for a defendant with no prior felony convictions, according to the Patrick Roberts Law Blog. Separately, discharging a firearm into occupied property is a Class E felony punishable by up to 88 months in prison under North Carolina General Statute § 14-34.1, a penalty that rises to a Class D felony with up to 204 months if the act causes serious bodily injury, per Justia Law.

Mosley faces an additional charge of misdemeanor stalking. According to warrants cited in the station's report, he was accused of stalking a woman who lived in the apartment, continuously contacting her by calling, texting, messaging, and showing up at her apartment after midnight. Misdemeanor stalking is classified under North Carolina General Statute § 14-277.3A as a Class A1 misdemeanor, the state's highest misdemeanor level, carrying up to 150 days in jail, according to the Powers Law Firm, which notes the charge requires proof of willful harassment on more than one occasion causing reasonable fear or emotional distress.

Doorbell Camera Confrontation Sparks Separate Complaint

The criminal case unfolded alongside a separate controversy over how officers investigated it. Ring doorbell footage obtained by the same outlet on August 19 showed police entering another woman's home and detaining her while investigating a shots-fired report a few doors down from her unit. Officers said they wanted to see whether the camera owner had video related to the shooting, per the same account.

The neighbor, Uniquea Teel, was handcuffed and had her phone searched as officers looked for doorbell footage, according to the dossier's sourcing. The officer seen on the video was identified as Greenville Police Sergeant Jennifer Umphlet, who told Teel she would rip the camera off the wall, obtain a warrant, and keep her up all night if Teel could not demonstrate her doorbell camera was dead. Teel filed a formal complaint following the encounter, and the primary officer involved has since been placed on administrative leave, police said.

Leadership Change Coincides With Internal Review

The internal affairs review into the Moseley Drive encounter began just days before Greenville Police Chief Richard Tyndall's last anticipated day in the office on August 21, 2026; his retirement was effective September 1, 2026, after 24 years with the department, according to WNCT. Tyndall had originally announced his retirement in June, and his departure clears the way for incoming Police Chief K.Z. Thomas to take over the department during an active criminal investigation and a use-of-force controversy playing out simultaneously.

Eastgate Village Apartments, where the shooting happened, is a multi-family complex of two-bedroom, 763-square-foot units sitting directly along the East Carolina University transit bus route, according to Eastern Property Management, which notes the property serves both local families and college students in eastern Greenville. According to the Pitt County Website, the county's GIS platform provides interactive maps, property data, and zoning information for planning, development, and public use. Eastern Property Management lists Eastgate Village units at $859 per month, with two bedrooms, one bathroom, and 763 square feet. Under North Carolina Criminal Procedure Statute § 15A-601, defendants held without bond are entitled to a first court appearance before a District Court judge within 96 hours of arrest, a timeline that lines up with Mosley and Battle's scheduled appearance today following their August 24 arrest.

Whether the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will take any role in reviewing the sergeant's conduct remains an open question. The SBI maintains state jurisdiction in Pitt County to conduct independent inquiries and assist local police with major violent crime scenes and officer internal reviews, but only upon formal agency referral, according to the agency's stated procedures. It is not yet known whether Greenville Police have made such a referral in connection with the Moseley Drive encounter.