Majda Massri, 55, was found dead on August 8, 2025, inside an apartment at the Windsor at Tryon Village complex in Cary, North Carolina, after a 3:45–4:00 p.m. emergency call drew officers to Underwood Arbor Place near Crossroads Manor Court. Police recovered a firearm at the scene and quickly identified the second person found deceased as her estranged husband, Abderrahman “Abdul” Rajab, 60. Investigators said the circumstances pointed to domestic violence and an apparent murder-suicide, and they told residents there was no ongoing threat to the public.
Authorities publicly named Majda Massri, 55, on the day of the shooting and reiterated that initial evidence indicated her death occurred during a domestic incident that ended with both the victim and the estranged spouse dead from gunshot wounds. Advocacy records tracking domestic-violence homicides in North Carolina also listed Majda Massri, 55, as the victim in a murder-suicide in Cary on August 8, 2025, with the alleged perpetrator identified as Abderrahman “Abdul” Rajab, 60.
No arrests were made. Cary police treated the case as a closed, apparent murder-suicide, identifying the estranged husband as the suspect who also died at the scene. Publicly available memorial and incident listings corroborated Majda Massri, 55, as “lost to gun violence” in Cary on August 8, 2025.
