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We believe it is critical to serve all domestic violence (DV) survivors. We help survivors regardless of race, age, socioeconomic or ethnic group, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental & physical abilities, religious & spiritual beliefs, and immigration status. We can work together to create individual, institutional, and cultural change. We work intentionally and actively to create safe spaces for survivors of DV. The voice and experience of survivors is the foundation of our work. We believe the domestic violence movement can change society.

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If you need immediate assistance, dial 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE). Your safety is the most important thing. There are service providers throughout North Carolina who are ready to assist you. This site also provides resources and tips to help you. Here you can learn more about domestic violence and see frequently asked questions we receive. When you are seeking help, remember if you don't get what you need at first, keep trying! There are many people and organizations in our state who want to help you. Find a service provider in NC to get the support you seek. 

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January 1 - December 31, 2021 (67 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

      8. Date: February 28, 2021
        Victim Name: Monica Williams Rathburn, 35
        Alleged Perpetrator: Ricky Dale Murphy
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Burnsville
        County: Yancey
        Weapon: Unknown

      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

      10. Date: March 17, 2021
        Victim Name: Paula “Marie” Booth, 38
        Alleged Perpetrator: Jason Marshall Duncan, 39
        Relationship: Undisclosed
        Town: Lewisville
        County: Forsyth
        Weapon: Firearm

      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

      12. Date: April 2, 2021
        Victim Name: Evelyn House, 50
        Alleged Perpetrator: Ronnie Williams, 50
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Windsor
        County: Bertie
        Weapon: Unknown

      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

      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

      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

      16. Date: April 21, 2021
        Victim Name: Abraham Briar Markham, 22
        Alleged Perpetrator: Morgan Gullie, 22
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Durham
        County: Durham
        Weapon: Knife

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      22. Date: May 27, 2021
        Victim Name: Debbie Owens, 40
        Alleged Perpetrator: Jimmy Dale Sheffield, 52
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Seagrove
        County: Moore
        Weapon: Unknown

      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

      24. Date: June 5, 2021
        Victim Name: Iris Ranae Robinson, 51
        Alleged Perpetrator: Jessie Allen, 60
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Newton
        County: Catawba
        Weapon: Firearm

      25. Date: June 10, 2021
        Victim Name: Sirijan Dupree, 53
        Alleged Perpetrator: Zeno Dupree, 76
        Relationship: Spouse
        Town: Maury
        County: Greene
        Weapon: Firearm

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      31. Date: July 20, 2021
        Victim Name: Margaret Parker, 65
        Alleged Perpetrator: Terry Parker, 61
        Relationship: Spouse
        Town: Pikeville
        County: Wayne
        Weapon: Firearm

      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

      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

      34. Date: July 26, 2021
        Victim Name: Joshua Silvers, 27
        Alleged Perpetrator: Alexus Buckner, 18
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Candler
        County: Buncombe
        Weapon: Firearm

      35. Date: August 3, 2021
        Victim Name: Lynda Austin, 67
        Alleged Perpetrator: David Austin, 65
        Relationship: Spouse
        Town: Lumberton
        County: Robeson
        Weapon: Firearm

      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

      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

      38. Date: August 15, 2021
        Victim Name: Ariana Hagen, 24
        Alleged Perpetrator: Joshua Kreger, 25
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Greenville
        County: Pitt
        Weapon: Unknown

      39. Date: August 23, 2021
        Victim Name: Jamie Vee Franks, 43
        Alleged Perpetrator: Jody Hall, 51
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Salisbury
        County: Rowan
        Weapon: Firearm

      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

      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

      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

      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.

      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

      45. Date: September 6, 2021
        Victim Name: Danta Broome, 36
        Alleged Perpetrator: Brittney Lyfae McCleave, 31
        Relationship: Spouse
        Town: Conover
        County: Catawba
        Weapon: Firearm

      46. Date: September 19, 2021
        Victim Name: Nicoda Melvin, 21
        Alleged Perpetrator: Travis Edward Jefferson, 27
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Fayetteville
        County: Cumberland
        Weapon: Firearm

      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

      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

      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.

      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

      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

      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

      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.

      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

      55. Date: October 31, 2021
        Victim Name: Douglas Delquan, 32
        Alleged Perpetrator: Peggy Sylvania Yarborough, 59
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Garner
        County: Wake
        Weapon: Firearm

      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’s 6-month-old baby was also shot during this incident but survived his physical injuries.

      57. Date: November 2, 2021
        Victim Name: Brenda Wilson
        Alleged Perpetrator: James Best, 79
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Williamston
        County: Martin
        Weapon: Firearm

      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

      59. Date: November 29, 2021
        Victim Name: Denee Rawls, 21
        Alleged Perpetrator: Nicholas Davis, 21
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Charlotte
        County: Mecklenburg
        Weapon: Unknown

      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

      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

      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

      63. Date: December 12, 2021 
        Victim Name: Delfonia Tanyette Wright, 48
        Alleged Perpetrator: Alfonza McDuffie, 45
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Burlington
        County: Alamance
        Weapon: Firearm

      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. 

      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’s 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. 

      66. Date: December 23, 2021 
        Victim Name: Hope Kennedy, 45
        Alleged Perpetrator: Thomas Gardner, 39
        Relationship: Partner
        Town: Newton
        County: Catawba
        Weapon: Firearm

      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