WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man was shot and killed in what Winston-Salem police say is the city's first homicide of the year.

At about 4:53 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of unknown trouble and an EMS call on the 2400 block of Willard Road.

At the scene, EMS and police found 22-year-old Antonio Moran, of Winston-Salem, unresponsive in the road on Willard Road.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division responded and determined Moran was shot.

Police believe this shooting was an isolated incident.

Winston-Salem police say this is the city's first shooting of 2020.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Police are investigating a homicide after a teen was killed in Greensboro on Monday, Greensboro police spokesman Ron Glenn confirmed.

A shooting was reported at 3:17 p.m. in the 4700 block of Fewell Road.

Officers found 18-year-old Brannon Alexander Tyson in a home with a gunshot wound.

Tyson died from his injuries.

No suspect information has been released.

Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Shaquanna Hudson's family is still searching for answers nearly two years after she was found killed.

The mom of four and her boyfriend were shot and killed in her home in Greensboro in the summer of 2018.

It's a case that caught the community's attention. In fact, the Crime Stoppers reward for information continues to climb. Thanks to anonymous donors, the reward is now $3,625.

"It makes me feel good that someone still loves and cares enough for her to do that, you know that they want answers also too and they miss her," said Lelia Hudson, Shaquanna's mom.

Shaquanna Hudson's four children are now in the care of their grandmother.

"Sleepless nights, hurting, heartaches, like I said before several times, this feeling, this pain that I have and this grief that I'm going through, I'd never wish this on anyone else at all," Lelia Hudson said.

A grief that grew during the holidays. One of Shaquanna's daughters made sure to Photoshop her in their Christmas photo.

"She has her days too, as well as her other siblings that they don't want to do it no more, they want to give up. She just wants to give up some days, but she keeps pushing," Lelia Hudson said.

Lelia's granddaughters are finding strength on the basketball court.

"I think about my daughter when I come here, some games that she came to see her kids play at school, it's been very hard," Lelia Hudson said.

Sometimes it's hard for Lelia to watch from the sidelines when her grandchildren are missing their biggest cheerleader.

"I know she's here in spirit but I still want her here you know where I can see her and hold her that way she can cheer them on," Lelia Hudson said.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem police have launched a homicide investigation after a person was found dead in a home.

At about 3:15 a.m. Friday, police responded to an unknown trouble call that suggested a person was found dead in a home at 2917 Frank Street.

Officers immediately responded to the scene and found the person dead inside.

The person has injuries that investigators believe may be a gunshot wound.

The police department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the case as a homicide.

No suspects are in custody, but officers believe this is an isolated incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Winston-Salem police at (336) 773-7700 or CrimeStoppers at (336) 727-2800.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The victim has been identified and two people are in custody after a homicide in Winston-Salem, according to a news release from Winston-Salem police.

Alexander Alvarez Nieto, 24, and Jeremy Aguilar Zarate, 20, both of Winston-Salem, are each charged with general murder and armed robbery.

At about 3:15 a.m. Friday, police responded to an unknown trouble call that suggested a person was found dead in a home at 2917 Frank St.

Officers responded to the scene and found Ulises Baltazar Cruz, 39, of the residence, dead inside.

Cruz’s injuries suggest that he was shot, according to police.

No other suspects are being sought, police said.

Anyone with information on this crime is asked to contact Winston-Salem police at (336) 773-7700 or CrimeStoppers at (336) 727-2800.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A Greensboro mom could face the death penalty. Brittany McKinney, 28, faced a judge for the first time on Thursday, after police say she shot and killed three people Wednesday morning.

She didn't say a word during the brief hearing.

FOX8 spoke with McKinney's sister and mother on Wednesday and Thursday. They tell FOX8 it's an extremely difficult time and truly tragic for the entire family.

FOX8 also spoke with someone who says they were with McKinney just minutes after the crimes took place.

Veronica Hayes was with McKinney less than 30 minutes after investigators say McKinney shot and killed her 10-year-old daughter Mkenzie, 2-year-old niece Serenity, and 61-year-old Jerry Griffin, who was living with the family on Sweet Birch Drive.

Greensboro police say McKinney was involved in a crash on Wendover Avenue, where she hit a power pole and Hayes' car, just moments after the killings allegedly took place.

"I was just trying to make sure she was OK, not knowing what had happened moments before," Hayes said. "She grabbed my hoodie and said, 'I don't want you to be involved.' She said, 'Sis, I don't want you to be involved.'"

"I think she was a little disoriented at that point," Hayes said.

Also happening in that timeframe, a heart-wrenching phone call from McKinney to her sister.

"She said, 'I killed everybody. I shot everybody in the house,'" said Delilah Merritt, McKinney's sister. "She's like, 'My baby, my baby, I shot my baby.' And then I said, 'Where's Serenity?' and she said, 'I shot her too.'"

That's when Merritt knew something was wrong and called for a welfare check on McKinney's home.

"I never thought she would do something like this," she said.

Lisa Campos and her daughter Laila still can't believe what happened a few houses down from them.

"They would play in the front of my house and stuff," Campos said.

Laila and Mkenzie rode the bus together to George C. Simkins Jr. Elementary School.

"We just became friends and she was really nice to me," Laila said. "I'm going to miss her."

It's a sentiment echoing throughout the neighborhood.

"I got balloons. It's a sad situation, just very sad," said Gina Baldwin, a neighbor. "I hate that this happened."

A small mailbox makeshift memorial has popped up outside of where tragedy struck.

There, friends and neighbors have put up pictures, cards, flowers and a bundle of purple balloons.

The grieving process for family and friends is only just beginning.

"I didn't want to believe it," Merritt said. "I still don't."

Merritt tells FOX8 she thinks her sister was just overwhelmed with life and it just became too hard for her.

FOX8 is told Guilford County Schools will be providing crisis counselors for students at Simkins Elementary School on Monday.

McKinney is being held without bond and is expected to be back in court on Feb. 11.

CLARKTON, N.C. — A 69-year-old woman played dead after being shot to survive what the sheriff’s office said was a triple killing in Bladen County early Sunday, WNCN reports.

At around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the Bladen County 911 Center got a call about a shooting on Tina Lane in Clarkton. The caller said a man had entered their home, shot several people and left.

Deputies and EMS arrived on scene and found three people who had been shot and killed.

A fourth victim, 69-year-old Hazel Epps, survived by playing dead after being shot in the torso, the sheriff’s office said.

Epps called 911 in the aftermath of the shootings.

“Somebody’s in the house still,” she said. “Yes, I know who did it.”

Epps told the operator she was shot in the back and bleeding.

“Somebody came in my house and shot everybody here including me,” she told the 911 dispatcher. “But I believe everybody is dead except me.”

She can be heard praying and asking for help.

Epps has since been released from the hospital.

The victims are 30-year-old Catrice Lacole Murchison, 27-year-old Ronnie Lebert Kelly, and 60-year-old Guy Lennon Barden, Jr.

The sheriff’s office did not give a motive behind the shooting but there was no forced entry at the residence.

Investigators have not been able to recover any weapons related to the killings.

The suspect, Taurean Johnson, turned himself in to law enforcement Sunday night, officials said.

Warrants had been issued for Johnson for three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

Johnson is being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court March 16.

The investigation is continuing at this time, anyone with information please contact the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 862-6960.

UPDATE: He turned himself in at the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department.

REIDSVILLE, N.C. — Reidsville police are looking for a man who is accused of shooting and killing his brother, according to a Reidsville Police Department news release.

At 12:07 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the 500 block of Warriner Street to investigate a shooting.

They found Derris Watlington, of Reidsville, with a gunshot wound. He died from his injuries at a local hospital.

Investigators with the RPD obtained a second-degree murder warrant for his brother, 23-year-old Curtis Tyrell Watlington, of Reidsville.

Curtis was last seen driving a Kia Spectra with a license plate that reads ZVN-9635.

Police say he is possibly in the Greensboro area.

Anyone with any information pertaining to this incident or the location of Curtis Watlington is asked to contact Investigator Menard at (336) 347-2305 or anonymously contact Rockingham County Crime Stoppers at (336) 349-9683.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem police have released the identity of a teen who died at the hospital after a shooting at an apartment complex.

At about 11:21 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a shooting at 620 Anson St., apartment J26.

At the scene, police found 16-year-old Jaymyian George Stinson suffering from an apparent gunshot wound lying inside the apartment.

EMS took Stinson to the hospital where he later died.

No suspects are in custody. Officers calling the case a homicide.

Police believe this is an isolated incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Winston-Salem Police Department at (336) 773-7700 or CrimeStoppers at (336) 727-2800.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Winston-Salem police are starting a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead in her home Tuesday, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release.

Around 7:25 p.m., officers began a missing person investigation related to the disappearance of 46-year-old Toni Renee Handy. She last seen on Friday at the Murphy Express on 3820 Oxford Station Way where she worked.

As the investigation into Handy’s disappearance progressed, evidence of foul play was developed and detectives with the Winston-Salem Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division began investigating.

During that investigation, Christopher Joel Mock, 45, of Winston-Salem, became a subject of interest.

On Tuesday afternoon, Mock was taken to the hospital after a crash that ended in a deputy-involved shooting, according to Christina Howell with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting happened in 2500 block of Lewisville-Clemmons Road.

At about 1:50 p.m., deputies on routine patrol saw a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle associated with Handy's missing person's case.

When deputies tried to stop the vehicle, the driver refused, so they pursued him. Four civilians were involved in the crash that ended with a deputy-involved shooting.

Mock was taken to the hospital where he later died. The gun was recovered at the scene.

The deputy involved in the shooting was placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure.

Meanwhile, detectives with the WSPD executed a search warrant at Handy's home in Winston-Salem.

Shortly before 6 p.m., the body of Handy was found inside the home, police say.

A next of kin for Handy has been notified of her death. This matter is now being investigated by officers as a homicide.

Authorities are asking that anyone with information regarding this investigation contact the Winston-Salem Police Department at (336) 773-7700 or CrimeStoppers at (336) 727-2800. CrimeStoppers may also be contacted via “Crime Stoppers of Winston Salem Forsyth County” on Facebook.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- So many questions remain unanswered for the family of Toni Handy, including whether the information her alleged killer, Christopher Mock, was sending them was true or not. 

The mother of five children and seven grandchildren was found brutally killed inside her Winston-Salem home Tuesday morning; less than 24 hours after a missing person report was filed. 

“She didn’t deserve what he did to her, at all,” her daughter Gidget Dunlap said.

Handy was last seen Friday evening leaving work at Murphy Express gas station in Winston-Salem. The next afternoon she spoke to Dunlap on the phone, having what would be their last conversation. 

“It was my mom, she was saying she was going into work. She would call me when she got off work. She loved me, and then bye,” Dunlap recalled. The conversation lasted around one minute. 

That night Dunlap, nor any other family members hear from Handy. 

Sunday afternoon, following a string of attempts to call and message her mother, Dunlap received a Facebook message from her mother’s account. However, it was not from her mother, but from her boyfriend Mock. 

The message read: “Sorry Gidget, I have your mom’s phone. Mine’s broken, and we’re fishing.”

Dunlap responded with: “Okay, I just haven’t heard from her. Call me when you get back to service.” 

Mock: “... I will have her call you when I get back to the truck.”

When night came and went, Dunlap knew something was wrong. 

She sent another series of messages to her mother’s Facebook account threatening to call the police unless she heard from her mother. 

Monday afternoon, Mock responded, still using Handy’s Facebook. 

The message read: “Hey, it’s me again. We went to be tested for [coronavirus]. Your mother tested positive initially, and they came and said it was immediately lockdown. ... She started running her mouth, now they have her quarantined, and me, in holding. We had to fill out all kinds of paperwork.” 

Dunlap knew something was wrong and filed a missing persons report with Winston-Salem police. 

On Tuesday, authorities found Mock driving Handy's truck through Clemmons. When deputies tried to stop the vehicle, the driver refused, so they pursued him. Four civilians were involved in the crash that ended with a deputy-involved shooting.

Mock was taken to the hospital where he later died. 

“I went down there in hopes that maybe she was with him,” Dunlap explained. 

Police would later find her mother dead inside her home along Kimball Lane.

Her family has not been allowed inside to remove any of her belongings. Detectives are waiting for an autopsy to determine exactly how she was killed. 

“I just want to know why,” Dunlap said. 

As they wait for more answers, they are having to plan a funeral with many restrictions. 

Not only was coronavirus used to cover up her death, but it has caused financial strains on planning Handy's funeral. 

Only a small amount of family will be able to attend as well. 

To find out more about funeral arrangements, click here.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A shooting investigation turned into a homicide investigation overnight after the victim died, according to Greensboro police.

Officers were called to the 1000 block of Creek Ridge Road around 7 p.m. Thursday evening.

At the scene, officers found 28-year-old Zane Anthony Crosson suffering from gunshot trauma outside of a vehicle parked in a residential driveway.

Crosson was taken to the hospital by EMS where he later died.

Police say an unknown suspect vehicle left the area after the shooting but they have no suspect leads at this time.

Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.

ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — A teenager is wanted after a person was killed in a shooting, according to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office.

Zaire “Lando” Mills, 17, is a person of interest.

At about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a shooting in the area of East Old Glencoe Road and Mobile Manor Road.

A victim was taken to the hospital where he died.

Investigators identified Mills as a person of interest and are now trying to track him down.

The sheriff’s office says Mills is to be considered armed and dangerous. People are told not to approach him.

Anyone with information is asked to contact 911 or Alamance County Crimestoppers at (336) 229-7100.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Winston-Salem man has been charged in the 2019 death of his 7-month-old son, according to a news release from Winston-Salem police.

Christion Vaughn Jones, 19, of Greensboro, is charged with murder and felony child abuse.

At 10:08 a.m. on July 4, 2019, police were called to 1920 Franciscan Drive, Apt. B, to investigate a report that said an infant wasn’t breathing.

When they arrived, police say they found the family performing CPR and they assisted until EMS and the Winston-Salem Fire Department got there.

EMS and the fire department took over life-saving measures and an ambulance took the 7-month-old to Brenner’s Children Hospital where the infant was pronounced dead.

An autopsy determined the 7-month-old sustained injuries which led to death. The death was ruled a homicide.

After further investigation, warrants were obtained for Jones’ arrest. He was taken into custody on Wednesday.

Jones is being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center with no bond allowed.

Authorities are asking that anyone with additional information regarding this investigation contact the Winston-Salem Police Department at (336) 773-7700

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A shooting investigation is now a homicide investigation after a victim died from their injuries on Friday night, according to a news release from Greensboro police.

The shooting was reported in the 4400 block of Beckford Drive on Friday evening.

When officers arrived, they found four victims — three adults and a juvenile — suffering from injuries. 

Three victims were taken to a local hospital for treatment and one victim was treated on the scene for minor injuries.

Robert Bernard Phillips, 44, of Greensboro, died from his injuries.

The other two victims who were taken to the hospital have non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — A man is dead after a shooting at a birthday party in Thomasville, according to Thomasville police.

At about 11:48 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a shooting on the 600 block of Middle Avenue.

Police found a large group of people at the home.

Inside, they found 29-year-old Bradley Stephens, of High Point, suffering from a gunshot wound. He later died from his injuries.

Officers believe Stephens was attending the birthday party when an altercation erupted, leading to the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Thomasville Police at (336) 475-7755 or Crime Stoppers at (336) 476-8477.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A homicide investigation is underway after a teen was stabbed to death in Greensboro on Tuesday, according to a news release from Greensboro police.

Officers were called at 3228 Randleman Road at 11:28 a.m. on a reported assault.

When officers arrived, they found Decarrio Armani James, 17, suffering from at least one stab wound in the parking lot.

James was taken to a local hospital where he died.

No suspect information is available.

Anyone with information on this stabbing is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — An arrest has been made in a fatal stabbing in Greensboro on Tuesday morning, according to a news release from Greensboro police.

Joshua Claudio Perez, 23, of Greensboro, is charged with first-degree murder.

Officers were called at 3228 Randleman Road at 11:28 a.m. on a reported assault.

When officers arrived, they found Decarrio Armani James, 17, suffering from at least one stab wound in the parking lot.

James was taken to a local hospital where he died.

Anyone with information on this stabbing is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A man faces charges after a woman was found dead, according to a news release from Greensboro police.

At 10:51 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a reported homicide on the 900 block of Rugby Street.

At the scene, police found 54-year-old Deidre Ingram-Hope dead. Police have not said how she died.

Levonne Shontel Lemon, 41, was charged with first-degree murder

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Officers are on scene of a homicide investigation at a Greensboro apartment complex, according to Greensboro police.

Police are at Legacy on Elm Apartment Homes, located on Covey Lane, focusing on the area of building 23 and 25.

At about 11:22 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to Covey Lane in reference to a person down call.

At the scene, officers found a man dead with a gunshot wound.

At least one suspect ran away from the scene.