On the evening of September 18, 2023, 42-year-old Angela Gwyn was fatally shot while seated in a vehicle with three children near South Sixth Street and N.C. Highway 210 in Spring Lake, North Carolina. The shooting occurred around 7:45 p.m.; all four occupants sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, where Ms. Gwyn later died. The three children’s identities were not disclosed; their injuries were described as non-life-threatening and they were expected to recover.

Ms. Gwyn, a Cameron resident who worked at Coremark, is survived by her mother, Deborah Yow Gwyn, and her four sons Jerimiah Gwyn, Beneraldo Benitez, Jovanni Benitez, and Alexander Benitez. Spring Lake officials said the shooting did not appear to be random and indicated there was no ongoing threat to the public. By December 23, 2024, no arrests or publicly identified suspects had been reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact authorities to assist the investigation.