Three-year-old Legacy Alford was shot and killed on April 24, 2023, near Singletary Church Road and Highway 211 East in Lumberton, North Carolina. The shooting happened around 3 p.m.; a private citizen tried to drive Legacy to UNC Health Southeastern Medical Center but Robeson County EMS met them and transported her. She died of her injuries at the hospital.

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office opened an active investigation, with its Homicide and Juvenile Divisions involved. Legacy’s body was sent to the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. Authorities say all evidence will be presented to the Robeson County District Attorney’s Office when the probe concludes. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified so far.

Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office. Would anyone with knowledge of the area or that afternoon please come forward with information?