January 1 - March 12, 2021 (7 homicides)

1. Date: January 14, 2021
   Victim Name: Joshua Brandon Pritchard, 37
   Alleged Perpetrator: Robin Daniels Eudy, 43
   Relationship: Partner
   Town: Marion 
   County: McDowell
   Weapon: Firearm
   
   
2. Date: January 17, 2021      Murder-Suicide
   Victim Name: Yvonne Elizabeth Christiansen, 54
   Alleged Perpetrator: Anthony Eugene Jooker, 57
   Relationship: Ex-partner
   Town: Sanford
   County: Lee
   Weapon: Firearm
   
   
3. Date: January 25, 2021      Murder-Suicide
   Victim Name: Louise Seslar, 74
   Alleged Perpetrator: Robert Seslar, 63
   Relationship: Spouse
   Town: Bostic
   County: Rutherford
   Weapon: Firearm
   
   
4. Date: February 4, 2021
   Victim Name: Blanca E. Cadavid, 34
   Alleged Perpetrator: Josue Drumond-Cruz, 34
   Relationship: Partner
   Town: High Point
   County: Guilford
   Weapon: Firearm
   Note: Mr. Drumond-Cruz was killed in a stand-off with police hours after he allegedly killed Ms. Cadavid. Three officers were shot by Mr. Drumond-Cruz during the altercation.
   
   
5. Date:  February 23, 2021     Murder-Suicide
   Victim Name: Larry Donnell Morrisey, 48
   Alleged Perpetrator: Beronica Brooks, 48
   Relationship: Ex-partner
   Town: Wendell
   County: Wake
   Weapon: Unknown
   
   
6. Date:  February 23, 2021     Murder-Suicide
   Victim Name: Unreleased, 9
   Alleged Perpetrator: Beronica Brooks, 48
   Relationship: Unknown
   Town: Wendell
   County: Wake
   Weapon: Unknown
   Note: A 9-year-old girl was killed during a domestic violence murder-suicide. Although the details of her relationship to the adult victim and alleged perpetrator are currently unknown, she is included in this list because she was killed during an act of domestic violence.
   
   
7. Date: February 25, 2021
   Victim Name: Enelrae Collier Rubenstahl, 59
   Alleged Perpetrator: Leo George Rubenstahl, 57
   Relationship: Spouse
   Town: Linden
   County: Cumberland
   Weapon: Firearm