Erline Patrice Freeman, 26, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died on December 12, 2015 after being struck by a discharged firearm. The shooting happened about 11:00 p.m. in the 6500 block of Wicklow Place when a gun was accidentally knocked from its storage location and fired upon hitting the floor. She was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where she later died.

Fayetteville Police investigated and classified the incident as accidental. Richard Pugh-Newby, 28, who was at the scene, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and held at the Cumberland County Detention Facility on $15,000 bond. Freeman was survived by her daughter Cassidy Freeman, parents Stacey Monroe and Eric Grier, and siblings Eric Freeman and Rasieda Freeman; a funeral was held December 18, 2015, at Smith Chapel Freewill Baptist Church followed by burial at LaFayette Memorial Park.

If anyone witnessed what happened on Wicklow Place that night or has information about the incident, please share it.