Grayson Ashton Hammond was born January 4, 2018, and died in July 2018 in Thomasville, North Carolina. His mother, Haley Causey, was eight months pregnant when she was shot during a robbery in Thomasville on January 3, 2018, an attack that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Haley delivered Grayson by C-section shortly after the shooting; the newborn spent time in the NICU before stabilizing and breathing on his own.

Three men were implicated in the robbery of Haley’s boyfriend, Chance Hammond. Joshua Norman surrendered the day after the shooting and was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury. Jared Brackins and D’Marco Acosta, both 18 at the time, were captured and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon.

If anyone knew Grayson or has information about the events surrounding his birth and death, please come forward.