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Heather Carter

Case from Fayetteville-, NC dated Jul 12, 2017

Victim Details

Heather Carter

Female

White / Caucasian

Fayetteville-

NC

2017-07-12

28

Heather

Carter

08/14/2026

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Heather Carter, a 28-year-old white female from Fayetteville, North Carolina, went missing on July 12, 2017. Her disappearance followed an early morning shootout near the Zip-N-Mart at 2413 Hope Mills Road. Heather had left home with her 29-year-old friend, Ashley Davila, to meet her former husband, Jimmy Lee Proffitt II. When they arrived at the convenience store, Proffitt opened fire on them. Davila, who was sitting in a vehicle, was struck by a bullet in the wrist but managed to drive away. H ...
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