Nekeia Lavette Whittington, a 37-year-old African American woman from Laurinburg, North Carolina, died on May 27, 2020. Police responded to a disturbance around 3:50 p.m. and found Whittington had been struck by a vehicle and also suffered a gunshot wound. She was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital, where she later died.

Investigators say Whittington, her son Tiquan Reheim McDonald, her daughter Tiquashia Dna McNeil, and her sister Sheronda LaToya Shaw had followed Andrea Michelle McCrimmon to a residence on Alpha Street and tried to block her in the driveway. During the confrontation McCrimmon attempted to drive away; McDonald and Shaw reportedly began firing at her vehicle and Whittington was struck by one of the bullets.

Arrests were made: Sheronda LaToya Shaw was charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied moving vehicle, attempted first-degree murder, discharging a firearm in the city limits, and possession of a firearm by a felon, with bond set at $250,000. Tiquan Reheim McDonald was charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied moving vehicle, attempted first-degree murder, and discharging a firearm in city limits, with a $250,000 bond. Tiquashia Dna McNeil was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and injury to personal property and was released after posting a $10,000 bond. The investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in Laurinburg witness the confrontation on Alpha Street or have information about what led up to it?