Brenda Faye Acklin, 45, was fatally shot on May 10, 2024, in Macclesfield, North Carolina. Deputies from the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office responded after a report of a shooting on Wooten Road; en route they were told the victim had been moved to Otter Creek Church Road. Emergency personnel were performing life-saving measures when deputies arrived, but Acklin was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy later ruled her death a homicide.

Investigators reported that 51-year-old Preston Leano Diggs Jr. was present with Acklin at the time of the shooting and questioned him about the events leading up to it. On May 15, 2024, Diggs was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; he is being held at the Edgecombe County Detention Center without bond. No motive or details about their relationship have been released and the investigation remains ongoing.

Did anyone in Macclesfield or the surrounding area see or hear anything on May 10 that could help explain what happened?