Nancy Trujillo Espinoza, 25, was shot to death inside her Whiteville, North Carolina, home on September 7, 2019. The killing was part of a triple homicide that also claimed the lives of her husband, Leonel Cipiran Noyola, 29, and their 5-year-old son, Alexis Cipiran Trujillo. The family were found shot inside the residence; the victims’ grandmother, Rafaela Noyola Jaramillo, was shot as well but survived. The shooter fled in a silver 2011 Ford Fusion belonging to the victims.

Investigators later arrested two people in connection with the case. On February 24, 2020, a 17-year-old juvenile was arrested and charged with three counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, larceny of a motor vehicle, and possession of stolen goods; that juvenile was initially booked on a $450,000 bond later increased to $5.4 million. On February 25, 2020, Prentis Deshawne McDuffie, known as Chopper, 30, was arrested on the same charges and booked with no bond.

The killings left the community grieving for the young family. If anyone has information about the shootings or the silver 2011 Ford Fusion, please come forward.