Julia Ann Shields, 37, was shot on April 28, 2024, at about 2:07 a.m. in the parking lot of CB’s Tavern on Bethania Station Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on April 29, 2024.

Police reported there were at least 50 witnesses at the scene, but initial cooperation was minimal; law enforcement and Shields’ family publicly urged anyone with information to come forward. On May 7, 2024, Winston-Salem Police Department SWAT arrested 24-year-old Trequan Kentrell Scales and charged him with felony discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle and felony murder. He is being held without bond.

Shields was a mother of four and described as a beloved member of her community. If anyone has information about the events leading up to her death, contact the Winston-Salem Police Department or Crime Stoppers.