Ashley Surles, 28, was shot and killed in Raleigh, North Carolina, on February 22, 2025. Officers were called to Casa de Luna Apartments on Bonneville Court at about 3:30 a.m., where Surles was found with a gunshot wound and later died despite life-saving efforts.

Authorities opened a homicide investigation and reports say a suspect has been charged with murder; no further details about the suspect, motive, or additional arrests have been released. Surles was originally from Smithfield and is survived by her mother, Casandra Surles, her father, Tony Surles, and her son, Noah D. McCain. Her funeral was scheduled at Snow Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Roseboro, with interment at Roseboro Cemetery.

Did anyone in the Raleigh area see or hear anything near Casa de Luna Apartments around 3:30 a.m. on February 22 that could help investigators?