On April 14, 2021, in Richlands, North Carolina, 36-year-old Juan Lopez Lopez was shot dead at 266 Gregory Fork Road, Lot 6. Deputies from the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office responded after a woman in the home reported her roommate had been shot and found Lopez dead from a gunshot wound.

The caller identified the suspect as her ex-boyfriend, 37-year-old Eduardo Samual Bamaca-Domingo of Jacksonville. She said Bamaca-Domingo broke into the residence, was confronted by Lopez, then shot him and fled in a gray or silver four-door Mazda 3 with North Carolina plate TAW-6135. Authorities charged Bamaca-Domingo with open-count murder and described him as armed and dangerous; he remained at large.

Lopez’s six-year-old daughter and another child were in the home during the shooting; Lopez’s sister Magdalena Lopez has taken custody of the child and said the family is fearful until the suspect is found. The motive has not been released. Anyone with information about Bamaca-Domingo’s whereabouts is asked to contact law enforcement.