Wayneasha Catrice Carter, 23, was shot during a gathering in a yard on the 400 block of East 13th Street in Caruthersville, Missouri, late on the night of Saturday, June 11, 2022. Witnesses reported shots coming from across the street and said the shooter fled on foot. Carter was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

Investigators from the Caruthersville Police Department, the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol developed leads and arrested three people in connection with the killing. Two were named as Terrance Hollywood and Darius Jones; both were charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A third person was charged with second-degree murder. The motive has not been publicly reported.

Anyone who was at the gathering that night or who saw activity on East 13th Street after the shooting is asked to come forward with information.