(HICKORY) – The Hickory Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Wednesday,
January 1, 2025, in the area of 2nd Street NW and Main Avenue NW.
Hickory Police Officers responded to the area of 2nd Street NW and Main Avenue NW shortly after 2
a.m. to reports of a shooting. Jordan Blake Ramey, 22, of Yadkinville, North Carolina was located near
the sidewalk of the intersection suffering from gunshot wounds. Ramey was transported to Frye
Regional Medical Center and was later transported to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in WinstonSalem, where he is in stable condition.
It initially appears the suspect was engaged in an incident with another group of individuals nearby
when the suspect fired shots and struck Ramey. The suspect fled the scene prior to officers arriving.
Ramey was not involved with either the suspect or the other group involved in the initial incident.
The suspect, Javier Hampton Trevino Jr., 20, of Lenoir, was taken into custody on January 2, 2025 for
two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder and one count of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with
Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury.
Trevino was placed in the Catawba County Justice Center under no
bond.
Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office and Lenoir Police Department assisted with the investigation and
apprehension of Trevino.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Inv.
Tammie Johnson at tjohnson@hickorync.gov or call the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551.
