Anstin Cierra Alston was a 25-year-old African American woman who died of a gunshot wound at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina, on October 11, 2012. Born July 11, 1987, in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Sandra Alston and Connie Thigpen, had attended Charles B. Aycock High School, and later enrolled at Liberty University where she studied psychology.

She was the mother of a son, Unique Toomer.A man identified as 27-year-old Brandon Lynch Benders of Greensboro was charged in connection with the shooting. Reports state Benders was injured during the incident and was arrested. Investigators described the shooting as resulting from a confrontation between Anstin and Benders rather than a random act of violence.Anstin’s family and community remembered her for her personality and dedication to her studies and son.

Does anyone have information about the events leading up to the confrontation or saw what happened that day?