On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Laura Marie DeLapp, 46, was shot and killed in the 1600 block of Rio Hill Drive in Charlottesville, Virginia. Albemarle County Police responded to a call of shots fired at 4:36 p.m. and found DeLapp deceased at the scene. At the time she was manager of The Haven Day Shelter, a nonprofit serving the homeless in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, and had been recognized by the National Alliance to End Homelessness for her work.

DeLapp was born August 31, 1976, in Abingdon, Virginia, and was a mother to five children, ages 8 to 17 at the time of her death. She enjoyed the outdoors and shared activities such as camping and riding 4-wheelers with her children. Authorities named 33-year-old Jemarcus Devonte Butler as a person of interest; he was arrested in Washington, D.C., by U.S. Marshals near Union Station and charged with second-degree murder. Fundraisers were set up to help her children and cover funeral costs.

If anyone knew Laura or has information about the events that day, please come forward and share what you know.