Jessica Wells, 43, was shot at a residence on Broken Arrow Court in Knightdale, North Carolina, in the early hours after midnight on March 26, 2026. Deputies found her with a single gunshot wound and she was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries; she later died there.

A suspect was arrested in connection with the shooting. Seventy-two-year-old Ronald Keith Grizzel was taken into custody and charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Authorities said Wells and Grizzel were known to each other, but have not publicly detailed the nature of their relationship. Grizzel was also treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries that were reported as unrelated to the shooting or his arrest.

Family and neighbors remember Wells as a devoted mother and a kind-hearted neighbor. She is survived by her two children, her spouse, her mother, and her sisters. Does anyone in the Knightdale area have information about Wells, her family, or her connection to Ronald Keith Grizzel?