Jody Marie Lopez was 36 when she was shot and killed in Wilmington, North Carolina, on the night of April 16, 2020. Born January 3, 1984, in Los Angeles and raised in Wilmington from age two, she is survived by her children Cameron Lee Baker and Hensleigh Mae Booker, along with siblings and extended family.

Police responded to a shooting in the 1300 block of South 4th Street near Greenfield Lake and found Jody with a gunshot wound. She received life-saving measures at the scene and was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center, where she died of her injuries. The investigation led to the arrest of 39-year-old Ray Anthony Southers, who was charged in connection with the shooting. Court testimony described Southers entering Jody’s residence and shooting her.

Does anyone have information about Jody’s life in Wilmington or about the neighborhood around South 4th Street that could shed light on what happened that night?