On April 14, 2024, at about 2:00 p.m., police responded to a reported shooting at an apartment complex at 1317 North Main Street in Winston-Salem and found 59-year-old Shannon Clark deceased inside her residence from an apparent gunshot wound. Clark, born October 21, 1964, in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, was a devoted mother and grandmother who devoted much of her life to animal rescue and rehoming animals in need.

The Winston-Salem Police Department has opened a homicide investigation. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made. Authorities are asking anyone with information to call the department’s non-emergency number at 336-773-7700 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800.

If anyone knew Shannon, her routines, or saw anything near 1317 North Main Street around April 14, please contact investigators with information.