Lacoria Zhanae Cox, 20, was killed in Pikeville, North Carolina, on March 3, 2020. Deputies responded just before midnight to Mount Carmel Church Road after a man reported that both he and a woman had been shot. Investigators found Lacoria and a 23-year-old man, identified as Donnie Rae Kwan Henry, inside a car with gunshot wounds. Lacoria was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead; Henry was critically injured and taken to Vidant Hospital in Greenville with life-threatening injuries.

Lacoria’s family describes her as loving, friendly and positive. She worked as a housekeeper at a nearby hotel and hoped to become a neonatal nurse. Her mother Letisha Cox and sister Allissa Cox have said the family is devastated and wants answers. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation is ongoing and has not released details about suspects or arrests.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Mount Carmel Church Road on March 3, 2020, please contact the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.