On the morning of August 8, 2023, at about 9:00 a.m., Forsyth County deputies responded to a reported shooting at the Woodbriar Apartments in Rural Hall, North Carolina. Officers found 47-year-old Chante Ezequil Taylor inside an apartment with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators identified his wife, 46-year-old Verena Denise Taylor, as the primary suspect. She was arrested at the scene and charged with murder, felony discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling, and felony possession of a firearm by a felon. Authorities described the incident as isolated and said there was no ongoing threat to the public. Verena Taylor was held without bond and scheduled to appear in court on August 9, 2023. The investigation was ongoing as officials continued to gather information about what led to the shooting.

If anyone has information about Chante Taylor, his movements that morning, or the circumstances inside the apartment, please share what is known.