Nicoda Melvin, 21, was shot and killed on September 19, 2021, at the Fayetteville home she shared with her boyfriend, Travis Edward Jefferson, on Southern Avenue. Reports say Jefferson shot Nicoda in the head; he was charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon and is described as 27 and at large, considered armed and dangerous.

Three days later, on September 22, 2021, two other family members were killed in a separate incident: Nicoda’s brother Marquez Melvin, 19, and their cousin Konye Melvin, 16, died in a home invasion on Charlie Drive. Another brother, Maurice Melvin, 19, was critically injured. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the home invasion while the Fayetteville Police Department handled Nicoda’s murder. The family believes there may be a connection between the crimes but that link has not been established publicly.

Anyone with information about Nicoda’s killing or the related shootings is asked to come forward to help the family find answers and justice?