On November 10, 2024, 7-year-old Qua'Zariya G. Williams was shot while riding in a car with her mother and three others on East Graham Street in Maxton, North Carolina. She was critically injured, taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, and pronounced dead. Authorities identified the shooter as 31-year-old Dedric Page, Qua'Zariya’s father.

Investigators say the intended target was Qua'Zariya’s mother after a domestic dispute between Page and her. Page was out on bond for a prior weapons charge at the time and was taken into custody shortly after the shooting. He faces multiple charges including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, discharging a firearm in city limits, and possession of a firearm by a felon, and is being held at the Robeson County Detention Center without bond.

Qua'Zariya is remembered by the community as a sweet girl and a cheerleader. If anyone has information about the shooting or the events leading up to it, please share what you know with investigators.