Kimberly Nicole Smith, 24, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was found with fatal injuries at the Econo Lodge in Lumberton on June 11, 2021. Police were called about a shooting at about 4:43 a.m.; officers discovered Kimberly and her boyfriend, Frederick Christopher Cain, both injured. Kimberly was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where she died; Cain’s injuries were later described as minor and not apparently from a gunshot.

Robeson County deputies arrested 24-year-old Frederick Christopher Cain and charged him with second-degree murder in connection with Kimberly’s death. Cain was held at the Robeson County Detention Center on a $200,000 secured bond. The matter was heard in Robeson County District Court before Judge Diane Surgeon and had multiple continuances with further hearings scheduled for September 2021.

Kimberly was born July 27, 1996, and is survived by her parents, Patrick Telly Locklear and Lillian Grace Hardin, and her children Fredrick Cain, Jr. and Siah Cruz. Does anyone have information about Kimberly’s last known movements or who may have been at the hotel that morning?