On the evening of Friday, July 18, 2025, 60-year-old Carol Wilson Baker was fatally shot while driving along Mikado Road in Mayesville, Lee County. Responding officers found her in the vehicle with a gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Neighbors described the area as a quiet community stunned by the violence.

Investigators identified 53-year-old Jamie Allen of Lee County as a suspect and say he and Baker were in a relationship. Authorities allege Allen shot Baker while they were traveling together, then fled by carjacking another vehicle. The carjacked vehicle was recovered in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and Allen was arrested in Wake County the following Sunday. He faces charges including murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and carjacking and is being held in North Carolina pending extradition to Lee County.

If anyone knew Carol, her routine, or saw activity on Mikado Road that evening, please share information with the Lee County investigators.