Shana Lynn Williams, 51, was found shot to death in her Middlesex home on Woodard’s Dairy Road on the morning of February 26, 2021. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched about 9 a.m. and discovered her body at the scene.

Investigators arrested her 29-year-old nephew, Dylan Joseph Odett, later that day in Raleigh after a murder warrant was issued. Odett has been charged with his aunt’s murder; authorities described him as the prime suspect. Officials have not disclosed a motive and say the investigation is ongoing.

Shana is remembered by family as a loving, friendly person. Does anyone with information about Shana, her movements in Middlesex, or the relationship between her and Dylan Odett have tips for investigators?