In the early morning hours of July 2, 2025, Promise Quick, age 15, was found shot to death inside a home on Hooper Road in McLeansville, North Carolina, where she had been dog-sitting. Deputies from the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office responded about 4:30 a.m. to reports of gunfire; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Family and community members identified her as a high-school student whose summer chore turned fatal.

After nearly three weeks of investigation, authorities announced arrests. On July 21, 2025, 21-year-old Karell Tyshawn Harrington of High Point was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder; he was booked into the Guilford County jail and held without bond. Days later, 22-year-old Micah Laquarius Scott-Douglas was arrested and charged with felony accessory after the fact, with bond set at $500,000. The sheriff described the case as an isolated homicide, and investigators said the inquiry was ongoing.

If anyone knew Promise, saw activity near 5014 Hooper Road on July 2, or has information about the case, please share what you know with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office.