Brittany Marie Carmichael, 33, was shot in her sleep the night of November 10, 2024, in a Stedman residence on Clarkton Court and died the next day at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. The shooting occurred at about 10 p.m. while she slept beside her boyfriend, William Dean. Dean was awake, saw people outside the bedroom window and went to confront them before gunfire erupted; shattered glass injured Dean and a bullet struck Carmichael near her right hip.

Carmichael is survived by a 13-year-old son and her boyfriend, who had planned to propose during an upcoming trip to Puerto Rico to celebrate her 35th birthday. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has not announced arrests or identified suspects; investigators are asking the public for information and have provided Homicide Detective I. Fisk’s line and Crimestoppers for tips. The family and neighborhood remain deeply affected by the loss.

If anyone has information about the events on Clarkton Court that night, please contact Detective I. Fisk at (910) 677-5463 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).