On February 10, 2023, 41-year-old Brandi Deal was found dead in her home on Clark Loop in Morganton, North Carolina. Deputies and EMS initially responded to a cardiac arrest call but discovered Deal had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. She was pregnant and scheduled to give birth the next day. The Burke County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

By February 16, 2023, two Morganton residents were arrested: 30-year-old Dylan James Rogers and 50-year-old Tammy Duckworth Boone. Both were charged with felony unspecified murder and held without bond in the Burke County Jail. Family members said Deal’s boyfriend, Richard Buff, had recently done automotive work for Boone and had not been paid in full; Buff said he was away from the residence at the time of the shooting. Motive remains unclear and authorities have provided limited details.

If anyone knew Brandi, her movements, or saw anything on Clark Loop around February 10, please share information that could help the investigation.