Cheryl Lynn Guinn-Hirst, 42, was shot and killed at her family home on Julio Lane in Garner, North Carolina, on August 21, 2020. A mixed-ethnicity paramedic and registered nurse born October 9, 1977, in Houston, Texas, she is survived by her husband, Andrew Hirst, and her children.

Authorities say the shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. Cheryl’s mother, Julie Olson Gasper, was awakened by gunfire and found Cheryl in her bedroom with gunshot wounds; emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene. Cheryl’s stepfather, 65-year-old Ronald James Gasper, was arrested at the house, found to be intoxicated, and charged with murder. Investigators reported no signs of forced entry and that the handgun was located near where Gasper had been sleeping; no motive has been disclosed.

Anyone who knew Cheryl, her family, or who has information about the night of August 21, 2020, is asked to share what they know.