Ventura Sanchez Aguilera, a 36-year-old male from Tarboro, NC, tragically lost his life on February 28, 2015. The incident occurred in a series of shootings that shocked the community. Ventura Sanchez Aguilera was found shot inside a vehicle at Lot 48-B Mobile Home Estates. Despite being transported to Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, he succumbed to his injuries early Sunday morning.
The suspect in the shootings was identified as 40-year-old Ian Trevor Sherrod.
Sherrod was involved in multiple shootings that day, resulting in the deaths of Ventura Sanchez Aguilera, 36-year-old George Lee Dickens Jr., and 28-year-old Ana Marlen Cruz-Franco. Sherrod lived next-door to Sanchez and Cruz-Franco, according to property records.
Law enforcement officers, including Tarboro Police Sgt. K.N. Morris and Edgecombe Sheriff's Deputy D.K. Winders, confronted Sherrod after receiving information about his whereabouts. Sherrod was found in a silver Ford truck in the rear parking lot of a business at 2311 Main Street in Tarboro. Despite repeated requests from officers to surrender, Sherrod exited his vehicle and pointed a firearm at them. He was subsequently shot and killed by law enforcement.
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating Sherrod's shooting, while Tarboro police are investigating the three killings. The community was left in shock by the tragic events, as such incidents were considered very unusual in Tarboro.
