On April 14, 2024, at about 5:52 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting at a residence on Levi Road in Rowland, North Carolina, and found 36-year-old Lydia Ann Hoyos deceased inside her home from apparent gunshot wounds. Born August 13, 1987, to Joe Hoyos and Darlene Dial Locklear, she was known as Lyb and remembered for a strong work ethic. Employment listed for her included Regional Home, Regional Modulars, and Marty Wright Home Sales, and she held a degree in Criminal Justice. She enjoyed playing the wooden flute, modeling, swimming, and time with family and friends, and was sometimes called Lumbee Pocahontas by those close to her.

Authorities identified 38-year-old Scotti Dewayne Tyler as the primary suspect; he and Hoyos had recently been in a relationship and shared two children. Tyler was arrested on April 17, 2024, during a traffic stop in Lumberton and charged with first-degree murder plus nine counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling, then held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral costs and support Hoyos’s three children.

Did anyone in the Rowland or Lumberton area know Lydia or have information about her last days that could help clarify what happened?