Kimberly Woods, a 42-year-old woman from Burlington, NC, was found dead on September 12, 2017, in Greensboro, NC. She was discovered alongside Ricky Phayaxay, a 32-year-old man from Greensboro, in a home on Cedar Fork Drive. Both victims had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and their deaths were ruled as homicides. The police were called to the scene around 4:10 a.m. after reports of gunshots.
This incident was later confirmed to be a double homicide.
The investigation revealed that the police had been called to the same address the day before for a domestic violence incident. Authorities were looking into whether the two incidents were related. Despite the initial uncertainty, the police eventually arrested Chinh Tiet Nguyen, a 29-year-old man, in connection with the double homicide. Nguyen was charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Kimberly Woods and Ricky Phayaxay. The motive behind the shooting was not immediately clear, but it was believed that the victims knew the suspect.
The family of Kimberly Woods expressed their grief and shock over her death. Her cousin, Amy Collins, described her as an angel and mentioned that the past two weeks without her had been surreal. The family was relieved that justice was being served with the arrest of Nguyen, but they acknowledged that it would never bring back the person who meant so much to them. The investigation into the double homicide continued, with authorities seeking more information about the circumstances leading up to the tragic event.
