On the morning of November 30, 2025, 23-year-old Jada Kiara Sanderson of Pembroke, North Carolina, was found with a fatal gunshot wound along the 6000 block of North Chicken Road and pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office reported she was unarmed, carrying only a cell phone and a pair of eyeglasses.

Investigators identified a person of interest early in the inquiry, but no charges or arrest had been announced as the Sheriff's Office continued follow-up interviews and prepared a review with the District Attorney’s Office. Sanderson’s sisters have publicly pressed for a swift arrest, saying witness statements and evidence support action.

Born in Laurinburg, Sanderson lived in Pembroke with her mother and siblings and hoped to become an esthetician. A funeral was held at Richard Boles Funeral Service Chapel followed by burial at Oxendine Cemetery. If anyone has information about what happened on November 30 along North Chicken Road, please come forward.