A domestic-related shooting in Clayton left 41-year-old Princess Russell dead on March 14, 2026. Johnston County deputies responded to a 911 hang-up about 2:50 a.m. at a Valleyfield Drive residence; when officers arrived they heard multiple gunshots from inside the home. Russell was later found inside the house with a fatal gunshot wound.

An 18-year-old son, Zykeith Shaw, leaped from a second-story window after being shot and told deputies his mother had also been shot and that the suspect remained inside. A 10-year-old girl, identified as the daughter of 41-year-old Jerry Ross Williams, was in the residence and uninjured. Williams was taken into custody after a brief standoff and charged with murder, attempted murder, and possession of a firearm by a felon; he is being held without bond.

The investigation is ongoing and authorities have characterized the incident as domestic. If anyone has information about Princess Russell, her family, or the events that night, please share what you know.