On the afternoon of December 13, 2025, a Red Springs woman, 74-year-old Marie Barton Locklear, was killed after an ambulance was allegedly hijacked on Chavis Road. The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Cheyenne Woods, drove the ambulance erratically between Lumberton and Pembroke and collided with Locklear’s car. After the crash, the suspect reportedly exited the vehicle and opened fire, fatally wounding Locklear. She was taken to UNC Southeastern Hospital, where she died.

Law enforcement arrested the suspect near the collision scene and charged him with first-degree murder and multiple related felonies, including robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, felony assault on EMS personnel, and counts for discharging a weapon into occupied property. Anyone with information about Marie Locklear, her movements that day, or the incident is asked to come forward.