Demetria Ingram, 26, was shot and killed in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the early morning hours of March 8, 2026. Just before 1:30 a.m. on the 1300 block of Dawson Street, officers responding to a ShotSpotter activation found Ingram suffering from a gunshot wound; she died of her injuries despite emergency response.

The Wilmington Police Department’s Gun Crimes Unit and Criminal Investigation Division treated the shooting as an isolated incident and identified a suspect within days. On March 11, 2026, 46-year-old Marvin Lorenzo Singleton of Wilmington was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and a parole violation. Singleton was on parole at the time of the shooting and was held without bond at the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center; he made his first court appearance on March 12, 2026, with a further hearing set for April 2.

If anyone has information about what happened on Dawson Street that night or knew Demetria, please come forward to assist the investigation.