Andrea Elizabeth Lucas, 56, was shot and killed on January 6, 2021, in the 4700 block of Mallory Court in Raleigh. The shooting happened about 8:45 p.m.; police found Lucas with multiple gunshot wounds and she was taken to WakeMed Hospital, where she later died.

Raleigh homicide detectives arrested Michael Gregory Plaza, 28, who was charged with murder and taken to the Wake County Detention Center. Authorities have not released details about a motive or any possible relationship between Lucas and Plaza. Detectives continue to investigate and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Raleigh area have contact with Andrea Lucas or see activity in the Mallory Court area on the evening of January 6, 2021?