Elvira Hernandez was 17 and a junior at Bunn High School when she was shot and killed on May 10, 2007, in front of her home in Bunn, North Carolina. She had just gotten off the school bus and was heading toward her front porch when her estranged boyfriend, Christopher Steven Thomas (also known as Christopher Harris), confronted her. Thomas was waiting in a car; as Elvira ran toward the house he jumped out, the car rolled down the driveway, and he shot her in the back with a shotgun. After she fell, he shot her again point-blank on the front steps. Elvira’s aunt and the couple’s 2-year-old son were inside the house at the time.

Thomas then attempted to enter the home, was unable to, and inflicted severe self-inflicted shotgun wounds. He was taken to hospital in critical condition. Thomas had a documented history of violence toward Elvira and an arrest warrant had been issued for him about a week before the shooting. Elvira was remembered by school staff as a quiet straight-A student planning to graduate early and attend college.

If anyone knew Elvira, her routines, or has information about the days leading up to May 10, what can be shared?