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Ericka Ruffin Lucas

Case from Wake Forest, NC dated Aug 29, 2025

Victim Details

Ericka Ruffin Lucas

Female

Black / African American

Wake Forest

NC

2025-08-29

56

Ericka

Ruffin Lucas

07/09/2026

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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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  • Law & Crime: Teens charged after principal struck by gunshots meant for someone else: Police
  • WRAL.com: Cousins charged with murder in shooting of former Rolesville principal
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the community’s response to Ericka Ruffin Lucas’s passing. The ... ...Read More
    09/17/2025
    Has anyone looked into the background of the suspected shooters, specifically Dexter Lamont Mills? I... ...Read More
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