Thailia Christina Thomas, 26, was shot and killed on December 5, 2018, at her residence in the Buckhead Farms mobile home park on Spur Avenue in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She was seven months pregnant at the time. A roommate, Inda Davis, was also injured in the shooting.

Twenty-one-year-old Markez Jaquan Mcgriff was arrested during a traffic stop on December 10, 2018. Mcgriff, who had met Thailia online, had been invited into her home that day. He has been charged with first-degree murder in Thailia’s death and attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of Inda Davis. Prosecutors said medical tests would be used to determine whether additional charges would be filed for the death of Thailia’s unborn child. The motive has not been established and the investigation remains ongoing.

Thailia’s death has deeply affected her family and community. If anyone knew Thailia, Inda Davis, or has information about who else may have been involved, please share what is known.