Amy Alvarez Calamaco, a 22-year-old woman from Louisburg, NC, tragically lost her life on April 1, 2008. The incident occurred at her workplace, Phelps Temporary Staffing Service, where she was shot by Jerold Obrien Lee, a 26-year-old man from Woodson, Arkansas. The shooting took place around 8:20 a.m., and authorities pronounced Amy dead at the scene. The motive behind the shooting was believed to be a domestic situation, although it was unclear if the two were romantically involved.
Investigators seized the computers of both Amy and Jerold to determine a possible motive for the shooting.
Jerold Lee entered the staffing service and began firing, striking Amy and another employee, Heather Miller, a 30-year-old woman from Clayton. Amy fell in the parking lot, where she succumbed to her injuries. Heather Miller suffered a gunshot wound to the hip but managed to run towards a nearby highway, where she received help from a pedestrian and an employee at a nearby hardware store. Heather was taken to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and was listed in fair condition the following day.
Authorities found Jerold Lee dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was on probation for a 2006 residential burglary conviction at the time of the shooting. The incident shocked the small town of Louisburg, which had not experienced such violence in decades. Amy's family, friends, and the community were left devastated by the tragic event. Amy was remembered as a great person with no known enemies, and her death left a lasting impact on those who knew her.
