LaCynda Diane Feimster, 38, was killed during a home invasion and robbery at her Crown Point Apartment off Gold Hill Road in Salisbury, North Carolina, on May 24, 2016. Police were called at 11:12 p.m. and found Feimster dead inside the apartment. A second woman was struck in the face with a gun and treated for minor injuries at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. Feimster, known as LC, was a longtime waitress at O’Charley’s, a mother of four, and had celebrated one of her children’s birthdays earlier that day.

Two people, Sindy Abbitt and Daniel Albarran, were convicted of first-degree murder, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with Feimster’s death and received life sentences without parole; additional fixed-term sentences were imposed for the other charges. The prosecution’s case relied heavily on an identification by Feimster’s mother, Mary Gregory, who had been knocked unconscious with a gun and later identified Abbitt and Albarran during the pre-trial investigation.

Feimster’s death deeply affected her neighborhood, where friends and neighbors remembered her as a mother, friend, mentor, and beautiful spirit. If anyone has information about the events at Crown Point Apartments on May 24, 2016, please come forward.