Mary Elizabeth McBroom was 24 and died of a gunshot wound on December 17, 2018, in Burlington, North Carolina. Police were called to Tucker Street Apartments on the 600 block of Center Avenue that morning; officers found McBroom wounded and she died while being transported to Alamance Regional Medical Center.

The investigation produced arrests: 20-year-old Eric Douglas Moore of Burlington was charged with first-degree murder and was taken into custody at the Econolodge on Hanford Road the day after the shooting. A 17-year-old, Laking Crews, was charged with Accessory After the Fact. Police had asked the public to help locate a vehicle of interest described as a white Honda four-door sedan.

Family and friends remember McBroom, known as MeMe, as vibrant and funny; her older sister Kiara said she was full of life and could make anyone laugh. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the Burlington Police Department.