On March 19, 2024, 55-year-old Sureita Angelia Samuels was shot and killed while sitting in her vehicle in the parking lot of a Walgreens in Huntersville, North Carolina. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and saw a man exit Samuels’ vehicle and get into a black Dodge Ram truck that then fled the scene.

Huntersville police identified the suspect as 53-year-old Rahman Akbar Ferguson of Charlotte, who was known to Samuels. Detectives tracked him north into Virginia; with Virginia State Police assistance he was located in Alexandria. Officers attempted a stop, Ferguson fled, crashed the truck, ran on foot and was apprehended after a brief search. He faced extradition to North Carolina on charges that included murder and violation of a domestic violence protective order.

Samuels, originally from Jamaica, was survived by her husband Brian and two children, Alia and Marlon. Her funeral was held March 30, 2024, at Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home in Huntersville. Does anyone have information about Samuels or observations from the Walgreens parking lot that day?