Peggy Jo Finch Whitley, 67, of Enfield, North Carolina, was shot and killed on August 21, 2017 while playing cards at the home of friends Janice and James Harris. She and her husband, James Whitley, and the Harrises were all killed during the attack. The victims were described as white.

Investigators treated the killings as targeted and possibly gang-related. Four men were charged initially in connection with the murders: Matthew Lewis Simms, Keyon Quarice West, James Edward Powell, and Dontayvious Devonte Moochie Cotton. Court filings and defense arguments in the matter raised racial issues surrounding possible punishment, and the case drew sustained attention as it moved through the legal system.

These deaths devastated the victims families and the local community. If anyone knew the Whitleys or the Harrises, or has information about the events of August 21, 2017, please come forward.