Harnett County sheriff: 19-year-old woman shot, killed at party with 100 people attending
Deputies found 19-year-old Ashanti Monk, of Angier, lying on the ground with a gunshot wound at a home on Sundowner Lane. Monk was pronounced dead at the scene.
Posted — UpdatedAt 1:47 a.m., multiple people called the Harnett County 911 Center to report shots fired in the area of 249 Sundowner Lane where there was an ongoing party. It was reported that there were as many as 100 people in attendance at one point.
When deputies arrived, they found 19-year-old Ashanti Monk, of Angier, lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
During this time, the Harnett County 911 Center received an additional call that two people had arrived at Central Harnett Hospital with gunshot wounds. They were identified as 21-year-old Zaylen Dowd, of Fuquay-Varina, and 19-year-old Chassidy McDougald, of Dunn.
The family is holding a balloon release Thursday in Monk's memory at their home on S. Johnson Street in Angier. They're wearing purple, her favorite color.
"All I can really tell anybody, if you've never lost a sibling or a child, I don't think anybody wants to feel that pain," said sister Jada Monk. "It's not a good pain."
Investigators have not identified any suspect(s) at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Harnett County Criminal Division at 910-893-0140, or you can provide information on the Tip line at 910-893-0300 or the P3 App at P3TIPS.com to submit secure and anonymous tips.
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