Connie Jean Nealey Simmons, 60, of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, was fatally shot during a home invasion on April 3, 2016. She was found in her Main Street home after being shot three times; bullets passed through kitchen cabinets and one grazed her bedroom door. Nothing was reported stolen from the residence. Her boyfriend, James Royals, discovered her body later that day.

The Fair Bluff Police Department and the State Bureau of Investigation handled the case. Police Chief Chris Chafin said investigators had leads but were withholding details to avoid compromising the inquiry. Governor Pat McCrory announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction. Funeral services were held on April 8, 2016. The case remains unsolved; any information from people who knew Connie or who were in Fair Bluff that morning could help.