Donald Damarri Long, 23, was found shot to death inside a vehicle outside the JR Cigar Outlet on Eric Lane in Burlington on the morning of March 6, 2025. Police arrived at 8:54 a.m. and discovered Long deceased from a gunshot wound.

Officers took 21-year-old Raquel Monay Strudwick into custody at the scene without incident. Investigators reported Strudwick and Long were in a domestic relationship; she was charged with first-degree murder and held at the Alamance County Jail without bond.

Long, born April 19, 2001, in Burlington, worked at JR Cigars and had prior jobs as a security officer and in management at Dollar General. Family and friends remembered him as gentle and loving, known affectionately as Marri, who enjoyed rap music, dancing, and following the North Carolina Tar Heels and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact the Burlington Police Department.