On March 9, 2024, in Mooresville, North Carolina, 22-year-old Eduardo Cordova and 24-year-old Caleb Loper were found dead inside a Home Drive residence. Both victims had been restrained and bound before being fatally shot. A third person was found critically injured on the back porch and taken to a hospital.

Witnesses reported seeing three men in ski masks enter the home shortly before gunfire and then flee. Investigators identified 39-year-old Justin Michael Strawser as a primary suspect and located him at a residence on Oswalt Amity Road. Deputies say Strawser barricaded himself inside with four juveniles, fired at officers during an eight-hour standoff, and made statements implicating himself in the homicides. After gas was deployed and the juveniles exited, Strawser continued firing and was fatally shot by deputies; he was found wearing a bulletproof vest.

Authorities later arrested Strawser’s wife, 40-year-old Ashlee Louise Klepfer, on charges including felony accessory after the fact and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, alleging she aided Strawser and supplied firearms to juveniles. In late May, three teenage boys—a 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds—were charged in connection with the case, with the 17-year-old and one 15-year-old facing counts including two first-degree murder charges. The State Bureau of Investigation is handling the officer-involved shooting inquiry.

If anyone knew Eduardo Cordova or has information about the March 9 incident, please come forward.