Carly Rae Baron, 23, was fatally shot on Halloween night, October 31, 2020, near the 3600 block of Wrightsville Avenue in Wilmington, North Carolina. The shooting occurred just before midnight after a minor traffic crash led to a verbal altercation between Jaquan Cortez Jackson, 21, and a group of people; Carly was not involved in the accident but was struck during the argument. She was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where she died.

Wilmington Police say the parties did not know one another before the incident. Jackson was captured after a brief chase and charged with second-degree murder; he was held on $750,000 bond. Carly was a University of North Carolina Wilmington student and an aspiring model, remembered by family as a loving daughter, adoring sister, and compassionate friend. Her death was the city’s 17th homicide of 2020, and a GoFundMe was set up to help her family.

Does anyone have memories of Carly or information about that night that could shed light on what happened?