Deana Prince, 36, of Cumberland, North Carolina, was shot during a domestic dispute on January 1, 2006, and later died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Investigators identified a person named Burns as the suspect involved in the shooting.

The case was cited amid a broader rise in domestic violence homicides in North Carolina that year and prompted calls for stronger enforcement of protective orders and more funding for local domestic violence programs. Advocacy groups stressed the need to hold abusers accountable and to expand safety nets for victims.

If anyone knew Deana Prince, the circumstances of that incident, or has information about Burns’s involvement, please share what is known.