Chaquila Michelle Little, 34, was shot in the 900 block of Fayetteville Street near Jack’s In and Out Mart on the night of October 20, 2024. Durham police found her with multiple gunshot wounds about 11:48 p.m.; EMS took her to a hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

A 30-year-old Durham resident, Braham Pugh, was arrested the next day and charged with first-degree murder; he is being held at the Durham County Jail without bond. Investigators say the relationship between Pugh and Little and the motive are under investigation, and authorities are treating the incident as isolated. The shooting has heightened concern among nearby business owners and residents after a string of recent local shootings; city statistics as of October 12, 2024, show 182 people shot in Durham that year, 25 fatally.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator D. Hall at 919-560-4440 ext. 29319 or CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200; CrimeStoppers offers rewards up to $2,000 and allows anonymous tips. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night or know Chaquila Little?