Devone Brown, 28, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was found shot to death on December 1, 2022. He and 24-year-old Destiny Wiggins were discovered in the front seat of a car in the Barnhill Construction parking lot by employees arriving for work; both were pronounced dead at the scene. Wiggins’ two young children were found unharmed but cold in the backseat.

The Rocky Mount Police Department opened a homicide investigation. Eric Coley, 42, an employee at Barnhill Construction, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the killings. Coley confessed to the shootings but did not give a motive; investigators say Wiggins was about 12 weeks pregnant and Coley faces counts related to her unborn child as well. He is being held without bond at the Nash County Detention Facility.

Anyone who knew Devone or who may have information about the events at the Barnhill Construction lot on December 1, 2022, is asked to come forward.