Lori Diane Blackwood Suhy, 41, of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, was shot to death in a bedroom on Laurel Hill Road on November 5, 2015, at about 10:25 p.m. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators reported Lori had been dating 49-year-old Howard Earl Bates for about four months. Bates allegedly entered the home that night and fired multiple shots, killing Lori. A North Carolina State trooper stopped Bates shortly afterward for speeding near the Tri City Mall on Highway 74A; he was detained and later charged with murder and first-degree burglary. A Rutherford County magistrate denied bail.

Lori was born February 11, 1974, in Gastonia and was the daughter of Ned Blackwood. Does anyone have information about Lori’s last movements or the relationship leading up to November 5, 2015?