Tammy Denise Jester, 52, of Kernersville, North Carolina, died of a gunshot wound on November 10, 2020. Her boyfriend, 61-year-old Michael Anthony McBride, called emergency responders and reported that Jester had shot herself in the head. Forsyth County EMS took her to a local hospital, where she later died.

Investigators found the scene and the medical examiner’s report inconsistent with McBride’s account. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office subsequently determined Jester’s death was a homicide. McBride was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond in the Forsyth County jail; the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about what happened on Piney Grove Road on November 10, 2020, is asked to contact authorities.