Precious Vernetta Dyer was 29 when she was shot and killed during a Christmas party at the Evolution Music Hall outside Wilson, North Carolina, on December 26, 2021. She was four months pregnant with her first child, a boy, and was pronounced dead at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. A U.S. Navy veteran who was engaged to Timothy Johnson, she had been attending the nightclub when a separate fight broke out; Precious was not involved in the altercation but was struck by gunfire.

Authorities identified 26-year-old Success Angelo Chandler Jr. as the suspect through forensic examination and other crime scene techniques. Chandler, who turned himself in to the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, was charged with first-degree murder and murder of an unborn child and jailed without bond. Investigators noted Chandler’s prior manslaughter conviction and said he is a validated Crips gang member; they expressed frustration that witnesses who may have had information did not come forward.

The family mourns the loss of a daughter and an expected grandchild and seeks answers and justice. If anyone has information about the shooting at Evolution Music Hall on December 26, 2021, please share what you know.