Samir Dupree Terry, a 26-year-old man from Burlington, North Carolina, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of September 7, 2026. At approximately 4:33 a.m., Burlington Police Department officers were dispatched to the Cruizers business at 728 North Church Street after receiving a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found Terry suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began lifesaving efforts while Burlington Fire Department personnel and emergency medical crews responded. Despite those efforts, Terry was pronounced dead shortly after emergency responders arrived.
Police quickly identified 27-year-old Burlington resident Shanice Michelle Clark as the suspect in the shooting and took her into custody. Clark was charged with one count of second-degree murder and transported to the Alamance County Detention Center. Burlington police described the shooting as an isolated incident involving Terry and Clark and said investigators did not believe there was an ongoing danger to the general public. Authorities have not publicly released details explaining what led to the confrontation, the nature of Terry and Clark's relationship, or the circumstances immediately preceding the gunfire. No additional suspects have been publicly identified.
Clark initially received no bond following her arrest, and court records cited on September 8 indicated that she remained jailed without bond. By September 10, local reporting stated that her bond had subsequently been set at $250,000, reflecting a later modification to the initial detention order. As of the most recent publicly available reporting, Clark remained charged with second-degree murder, and no trial, plea, or conviction had been reported. The Burlington Police Department continued to treat Terry's death as an active homicide investigation and sought information from anyone who might know more about what happened.
Terry was born January 18, 2000, in Durham, North Carolina. His obituary remembered him as someone who especially enjoyed music, movies, and good food and described his family as an important part of his life. He left behind his parents, a sister, a stepbrother, his grandmother, extended family members, and friends. His sudden death at the Cruizers property ended his life at just 26 and left his family mourning while the criminal case against the woman accused of killing him moved into the court system.
