Charles Edward Anderson Jr, 27, was shot and killed on September 14, 2021, at an apartment complex on Ferrell Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was found with a gunshot wound and died later that day at a local hospital. The shooting was one of three violent incidents in the city within about 12 hours.

Investigators say the killing occurred during an attempted robbery at the home of Lateshia Benjamin, the mother of Anderson’s children. Three masked, armed intruders entered the residence; Anderson was shot while struggling with the attackers as he tried to protect his family. Surveillance footage and a social media post reportedly helped identify the suspects, and ballistics testing linked shell casings at the scene to a handgun in one suspect’s possession.

If anyone has information about the events at the Rolling Hills Apartments or knew Charles and his family, please share tips with law enforcement.