Carolyn Hall Jeffries, a 68-year-old African American woman, was found dead in her Rock Quarry Road home in Raleigh on December 20, 2017. Family members had not heard from her for several days; her brother went to check on her, found her unresponsive under a blanket and called for help.

Investigators linked her death to a violent family dispute that included a December 15, 2017, shooting near a Waffle House on Capital Boulevard. That incident left John Derrick Wright dead and Emma Griffith injured; authorities identified 51-year-old Jason Maurice Griffith as the shooter. Shell casings recovered at the Rock Quarry Road residence matched casings from the Waffle House scene, and shotgun shells were found in the backyard and a doorway. The back door to Jeffries’ home was found unlocked, and investigators reported Jason Griffith may have been looking for his wife, Emma.

The home had recently transferred to Jeffries after the death of her estranged husband, Willie McCullers Jr., which had prompted a family legal dispute over ownership. The Raleigh Police Department continued the investigation in consultation with the Wake County District Attorney’s Office.

If anyone knew Carolyn, her movements in December 2017, or has information about the events at the Rock Quarry Road home, please share what is known.