Alaysha Odom, 20, of Red Springs was shot inside the Ramada Inn on North Roberts Avenue/Highway 211 in Lumberton on the night of Thursday, May 15, 2025. Police were called at about 10:21 p.m. for a disturbance and found Odom with gunshot wounds; she was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of her injuries. Her family’s funeral home listed May 15, 2025, as the date she departed this life.

Investigators treated the case as domestic violence. Detectives obtained a warrant for first-degree murder for Deshawn James Armfield, 24, of Fayetteville, identified in reports as Odom’s boyfriend. The motel’s location just off the I-95 Exit 20 interchange was noted as a site of previous violent incidents, which factored into the urgency of the inquiry.

By early afternoon on May 16, 2025, Armfield surrendered at the Lumberton Police Department and was served with the arrest warrant; he was booked into the Robeson County Detention Center without bond while the investigation continued. Authorities said they were pursuing all leads to complete the case record, and community memorials quickly included Odom among those lost to violence in Robeson County in 2025.

If anyone knew Alaysha or has information about what happened at the Lumberton Ramada Inn that night, please share details with the authorities.