{"id":1486,"date":"2023-06-27T21:07:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T21:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccadv.org\/?page_id=1486"},"modified":"2025-03-10T19:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:23:01","slug":"homicides-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccadv.org\/es\/homicides\/homicides-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Homicidios en 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 1 – December 31, 2021 (67 homicides)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  8. Date: February 28, 2021
    Victim Name: Monica Williams Rathburn, 35
    Alleged Perpetrator: Ricky Dale Murphy
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Burnsville
    County: Yancey
    Weapon: Unknown
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  9. Date: March 4, 2021
    Victim Name: Judy Allred Helms, 72
    Alleged Perpetrator: Rickey Allen Holdsclaw, 72
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Gastonia
    County: Gaston
    Weapon: Firearm
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  10. Date: March 17, 2021
    Victim Name: Paula \u201cMarie\u201d Booth, 38
    Alleged Perpetrator: Jason Marshall Duncan, 39
    Relationship: Undisclosed
    Town: Lewisville
    County: Forsyth
    Weapon: Firearm
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  11. Date: April 2, 2021
    Victim Name: Mahogany Battle, 30
    Alleged Perpetrator: Marcus Bridgers, 33
    Relationship: Current or former partner
    Town: Tarboro
    County: Edgecombe
    Weapon: Firearm
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  12. Date: April 2, 2021
    Victim Name: Evelyn House, 50
    Alleged Perpetrator: Ronnie Williams, 50
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Windsor
    County: Bertie
    Weapon: Unknown
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  13. Date: April 4, 2021
    Victim Name: Christina Matos, 20
    Alleged Perpetrator: Eric Gael Hernandez-Mendez, 20
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Raleigh
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Unknown
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  14. Date: April 10, 2021
    Victim Name: Shannelle Patterson, 31
    Alleged Perpetrator: Eric Daniel Lipford, 33
    Relationship: Current or former partner
    Town: Craven
    County: Forsyth
    Weapon: Firearm
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  15. Date: April 12, 2021
    Victim Name: Cherie Shavon Ingram, 38
    Alleged Perpetrator: Keon Latroy Pernell, 40
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Gastonia
    County: Gaston
    Weapon: Unknown
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  16. Date: April 21, 2021
    Victim Name: Abraham Briar Markham, 22
    Alleged Perpetrator: Morgan Gullie, 22
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Durham
    County: Durham
    Weapon: Knife
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  17. Date: April 24, 2021
    Victim Name: Porsche Nicole Lloyd, 30
    Alleged Perpetrator: Terry Wayne Stephens, 44
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Charlotte
    County: Mecklenburg
    Weapon: Unknown
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  18. Date: May 5, 2021
    Victim Name: Sean Michael Wishart, 45
    Alleged Perpetrator: Wendy Sue Wishart, 41
    Relationship: Ex-spouse
    Town: Raleigh
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Firearm
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  19. Date: May 8, 2021
    Victim Name: Kristin Nicole Spear Mendez, 33
    Alleged Perpetrator: Willie Junior Snuggs, 43
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Winston-Salem
    County: Forsyth
    Weapon: Firearm
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  20. Date: May 9, 2021     Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Christina Marie Hassell Bueno, 33
    Alleged Perpetrator: Jaime Fernando Bueno, 35
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Clayton
    County: Johnston
    Weapon: Firearm
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  21. Date: May 18, 2021
    Victim Name: Sharen Karen McSwain White, 47
    Alleged Perpetrator: Santago Oslo White, 56
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Raleigh
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Firearm
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  22. Date: May 27, 2021
    Victim Name: Debbie Owens, 40
    Alleged Perpetrator: Jimmy Dale Sheffield, 52
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Seagrove
    County: Moore
    Weapon: Unknown
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  23. Date: May 29, 2021
    Victim Name: Ashley Maria Marquez, 29
    Alleged Perpetrator: June Kennard Brantley, 30
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Charlotte
    County: Mecklenburg
    Weapon: Unknown
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  24. Date: June 5, 2021
    Victim Name: Iris Ranae Robinson, 51
    Alleged Perpetrator: Jessie Allen, 60
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Newton
    County: Catawba
    Weapon: Firearm
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  25. Date: June 10, 2021
    Victim Name: Sirijan Dupree, 53
    Alleged Perpetrator: Zeno Dupree, 76
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Maury
    County: Greene
    Weapon: Firearm
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  26. Date: June 10, 2021
    Victim Name: Kiara Wiggins, 39
    Alleged Perpetrator: Carl Earl Andre Wiggins, 49
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Clinton
    County: Sampson
    Weapon: Unknown
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  27. Date: June 11, 2021
    Victim Name: Cynthia Marie Lowery, 35
    Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Ray Locklear, 37
    Relationship: Ex-partner
    Town: Pembroke
    County: Robeson
    Weapon: Firearm
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  28. Date: June 19, 2021
    Victim Name: Brandy Lynn Price, 39
    Alleged Perpetrator: William Dean Hewett, 54
    Relationship: Ex-partner
    Town: Atkinson
    County: Pender
    Weapon: Unknown
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  29. Date: June 21, 2021
    Victim Name: Gianna Rose Delgado, 19
    Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Louise Cadogan, 24
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: High Point
    County: Guilford
    Weapon: Strangulation
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  30. Date: June 25, 2021    Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Kerra Shawniece Hauser, 22
    Alleged Perpetrator: Monti Trashawn Jarrett, 24
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: East Bend
    County: Yadkin
    Weapon: Firearm
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  31. Date: July 20, 2021
    Victim Name: Margaret Parker, 65
    Alleged Perpetrator: Terry Parker, 61
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Pikeville
    County: Wayne
    Weapon: Firearm
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  32. Date: July 23, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Rainey Sirianni, 23
    Alleged Perpetrator: Justin Sirianni, 22
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: High Point
    County: Guilford
    Weapon: Firearm
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  33. Date: July 25, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Bonnie Schenck, 77
    Alleged Perpetrator: Mark Schenck, 80
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Wagram
    County: Scotland
    Weapon: Firearm
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  34. Date: July 26, 2021
    Victim Name: Joshua Silvers, 27
    Alleged Perpetrator: Alexus Buckner, 18
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Candler
    County: Buncombe
    Weapon: Firearm
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  35. Date: August 3, 2021
    Victim Name: Lynda Austin, 67
    Alleged Perpetrator: David Austin, 65
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Lumberton
    County: Robeson
    Weapon: Firearm
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  36. Date: August 5, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Sandra Holder Reece, 61
    Alleged Perpetrator: Robert Dean Childers, 61
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Franklin
    County: Macon
    Weapon: Firearm
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  37. Date: August 7, 2021
    Victim Name: Latoya Michelle Lawrence, 43
    Alleged Perpetrator: Antonio Clark, 37, and Akeshia Hudson Clark, 38
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Scotland Neck
    County: Halifax
    Weapon: Firearm
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  38. Date: August 15, 2021
    Victim Name: Ariana Hagen, 24
    Alleged Perpetrator: Joshua Kreger, 25
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Greenville
    County: Pitt
    Weapon: Unknown
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  39. Date: August 23, 2021
    Victim Name: Jamie Vee Franks, 43
    Alleged Perpetrator: Jody Hall, 51
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Salisbury
    County: Rowan
    Weapon: Firearm
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  40. Date: August 24, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Tracy O’Carroll, 49
    Alleged Perpetrator: Timothy O’Carroll, 52
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Chocowinity
    County: Beaufort
    Weapon: Firearm
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  41. Date: August 31, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Margaret Fogleman, 75
    Alleged Perpetrator: Alvis Fogleman, 68
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Newport
    County: Carteret
    Weapon: Firearm
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  42. Date: August 31, 2021
    Victim Name: Latasha Tennill Tomlin, 44
    Alleged Perpetrator: Adrian Tynrell Horne, 43
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Elm City
    County: Wilson
    Weapon: Firearm
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  43. Date: August 31, 2021
    Victim Name: Raekwon Tyleek Williams, 21
    Alleged Perpetrator: Adrian Tynrell Horne, 43
    Relationship: Boyfriend of victim’s mother
    Town: Elm City
    County: Wilson
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Mr. Williams was allegedly killed by Mr. Horne while helping his mother move out of the home she shared with Mr. Horne. Mr. Williams and his mother, girlfriend, and sister were shot. Mr. Williams and his mother died of their injuries.
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  44. Date: August 31, 2021
    Victim Name: Jennie Kay Deal, 36
    Alleged Perpetrator: Nicholas Eric Curtis, 21
    Relationship: Ex-partner
    Town: Shelby
    County: Cleveland
    Weapon: Firearm
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  45. Date: September 6, 2021
    Victim Name: Danta Broome, 36
    Alleged Perpetrator: Brittney Lyfae McCleave, 31
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Conover
    County: Catawba
    Weapon: Firearm
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  46. Date: September 19, 2021
    Victim Name: Nicoda Melvin, 21
    Alleged Perpetrator: Travis Edward Jefferson, 27
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Fayetteville
    County: Cumberland
    Weapon: Firearm
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  47. Date: September 22, 2021
    Victim Name: Linda Jean Huntley, 26
    Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Anthony Dingle, 29
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: High Point
    County: Guilford
    Weapon: Firearm
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  48. Date: October 1, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Cindy Hull, 55
    Alleged Perpetrator: Larry Brigham, 58
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Newton
    County: Catawba
    Weapon: Firearm
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  49. Date: October 11, 2021 
    Victim Name: Tanajwa McMurray, 31
    Alleged Perpetrator: Willie Earl Moore, 27
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Fayetteville
    County: Cumberland
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Tanajwa McMurray was 5 months pregnant at the time of her murder.
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  50. Date: October 14, 2021
    Victim Name: LaPorscha Baldwin, 30
    Alleged Perpetrator: Charles Williams Combs, 35
    Relationship: Ex-partner
    Town: Gastonia
    County: Gaston
    Weapon: Unknown
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  51. Date: October 19, 2021
    Victim Name: Tiffany Dawn Robertson, 29
    Alleged Perpetrator: Jonathan Edward Myers, 30
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Mocksville
    County: Davie
    Weapon: Firearm
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  52. Date: October 21, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Xamegga Whitfield, 25
    Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Cintel Culpepper, 20
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Fayetteville
    County: Cumberland
    Weapon: Firearm
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  53. Date: October 25, 2021 
    Victim Name: Jessica Lawrence, 42
    Alleged Perpetrator: Michael Brayboy, 42
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Lumberton
    County: Robeson
    Weapon: Unknown
    Note: October 25 is the date Jessica Lawrence’s body was found. The exact date of her death is unknown.
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  54. Date: October 31, 2021 
    Victim Name: Maggie Lashauna Fulmore, 22
    Alleged Perpetrator: Dashawn Dominique McCullum, 22
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Fayetteville
    County: Cumberland
    Weapon: Firearm
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  55. Date: October 31, 2021
    Victim Name: Douglas Delquan, 32
    Alleged Perpetrator: Peggy Sylvania Yarborough, 59
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Garner
    County: Wake
    Weapon: Firearm
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  56. Date: November 1, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Shantel Leighann Harper, 21
    Alleged Perpetrator: Anthony Maurice Stevenson, 24
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Lenoir
    County: Caldwell
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Shantel\u2019s 6-month-old baby was also shot during this incident but survived his physical injuries.
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  57. Date: November 2, 2021
    Victim Name: Brenda Wilson
    Alleged Perpetrator: James Best, 79
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Williamston
    County: Martin
    Weapon: Firearm
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  58. Date: November 9, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: Shelby Hershberger, 19
    Alleged Perpetrator: Daniel Hernandez, 23
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Wilmington
    County: New Hanover
    Weapon: Firearm
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  59. Date: November 29, 2021
    Victim Name: Denee Rawls, 21
    Alleged Perpetrator: Nicholas Davis, 21
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Charlotte
    County: Mecklenburg
    Weapon: Unknown
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  60. Date: December 7, 2021 Murder-Suicide
    Victim Name: MaryAnn Dimitrov, 54
    Alleged Perpetrator: Dimitrie Dimitrov, 64
    Relationship: Estranged spouse
    Town: Wilmington
    County: New Hanover
    Weapon: Firearm
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  61. Date: December 8, 2021 
    Victim Name: Jo-Ann Carroll McDonald, 58
    Alleged Perpetrator: Reginald McDonald, 65
    Relationship: Spouse
    Town: Concord
    County: Cabarrus
    Weapon: Firearm
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  62. Date: December 8, 2021 
    Victim Name: Glen Leal Jr. 32
    Alleged Perpetrator: Summer Brooks McGuire, 30
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Mocksville
    County: Davie
    Weapon: Firearm
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  63. Date: December 12, 2021 
    Victim Name: Delfonia Tanyette Wright, 48
    Alleged Perpetrator: Alfonza McDuffie, 45
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Burlington
    County: Alamance
    Weapon: Firearm
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  64. Date: December 12, 2021 
    Victim Name: Tomeka Wright Spaulding, 48
    Alleged Perpetrator: Alfonza McDuffie, 45
    Relationship: N\/A
    Town: Burlington
    County: Alamance
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Ms. Spaulding was allegedly killed by Mr. McDuffie during a domestic violence incident in which her cousin, Delfonia Wright, was also killed. 
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  65. Date: December 21, 2021 
    Victim Name: Carlton Rainey, 55
    Alleged Perpetrator: Aaron Alexander, 34
    Relationship: N\/A
    Town: Gastonia
    County: Gaston
    Weapon: Firearm
    Note: Mr. Rainey\u2019s death is included because he was killed during a domestic violence incident in which his relative was allegedly shot by her ex-boyfriend Aaron Alexander. She survived her physical injuries. 
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  66. Date: December 23, 2021 
    Victim Name: Hope Kennedy, 45
    Alleged Perpetrator: Thomas Gardner, 39
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Newton
    County: Catawba
    Weapon: Firearm
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  67. Date: December 24, 2021 
    Victim Name: Darrin Sean Tinsley, 52
    Alleged Perpetrator: Joselynn Faye Mead, 30
    Relationship: Partner
    Town: Candler
    County: Buncombe
    Weapon: Firearm<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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