Ericka Ruffin Lucas, a 56-year-old woman who was Black / African American, was shot in the early evening of August 29, 2025, outside her neighborhood along the 600 block of East Nelson Avenue in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Police said officers arrived just after 6 p.m. to find Ericka Ruffin Lucas suffering from a gunshot wound; she was rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. Investigators emphasized that the shooting was not a drive-by and that gunfire in the area struck Eri
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