On July 13, 2024, deputies responded to a distress call at 976 Sunset Terrace in Whiteville, North Carolina, and found 35-year-old Summer Nicole Addison suffering gunshot wounds to her arm and abdomen. Emergency crews arranged an airlift to New Hanover Regional Hospital, but Ms. Addison later died from her injuries.

Harold Ford, Ms. Addison’s boyfriend, reported he was away when the shooting began. He said he received a frantic phone call in which he heard his grandson, Jordan Jyreke Irvin Williams, threatening Ms. Addison and demanding money; the call ended with gunshots. Witnesses later told deputies Mr. Williams returned to the home, forced entry through a window and shot Ms. Addison. Deputies recovered spent shell casings inside and outside the residence.

On July 14, 2024, police arrested Mr. Williams in Chadbourn and charged him with murder and first-degree burglary; he was taken into custody without bond. Ms. Addison, born May 31, 1989, is remembered by her father Charles Washington Jr., her adopted mother Glenda Addison, siblings and many friends. Anyone with information about the shooting or events leading up to it is urged to come forward.