Domestic violence Coverage

Domestic violence shooting leads to arrest in Goldsboro

The Goldsboro Police Department has arrested a suspect in a domestic shooting that occurred early Monday morning.

NC's Students for Trump co-founder accused of hitting woman in head with a pistol

Ryan Fournier, the national chairman of Students for Trump, was arrested last week and accused of striking a woman in the forehead with a gun.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Woman describes getting kidnapped in Virginia, 146-mph chase that ended in Wendell

A woman was kidnapped by her estranged boyfriend and driven across state lines. The car she was in was going 146 mph before crashing in Wendell.

Woman describes 146-mph chase that ended in Wendell: 'He told me that I deserved to die'

A woman was kidnapped by her estranged boyfriend and driven across state lines. The car she was in was going 146 mph before crashing in Wendell.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Mother's unthinkable loss fuels crusade for child protection laws

Since her son's death, Christy Melvin has dedicated herself to advocating for legislation, hoping to protect children from being a part of domestic violence situations.

Willie Daniely, WRAL reporter

Victims of domestic violence honored in Holly Springs

In Holly Springs, a gathering of survivors, family members, and law enforcement officials paid tribute to victims of domestic violence.

Durham Crisis Response Center asking city, county for more funding

Durham's Crisis Response Center has requested $250,000 from the city and county. The request comes after years of federal funding slowly drying up.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

Sanford man arrested for allegedly setting home on fire, violating a domestic violence protective order

A Sanford man has been arrested after allegedly setting a home on fire and violating a domestic violence protective order.

Off-duty Dunn officer shot trying to break up fight at gas station, man charged

A man was charged with attempted murder after an off-duty Dunn police officer was shot trying to stop a fight at a gas station in Cumberland County.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter and Lora Lavigne, WRAL anchor/reporter

One man found shot, another person dead for days at Fayetteville home

When police responded to a call about a shooting at a Fayetteville home, they found one person injured who later died and another person who had apparently been dead for days.

Domestic violence homicides are on the rise

There has been a rise in domestic violence related homicides this year in North Carolina.

Domestic violence homicides are rising in NC along with need for services, data shows

There has been a rise in domestic violence related homicides this year in North Carolina.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Man, woman shot in Cumberland County apartment

A man and woman were shot in an apparent domestic incident Wednesday night in Cumberland County.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Wake County deputies arrest man for severely cutting juvenile in domestic incident

A man has been arrested for allegedly cutting a juvenile so severely that the victim had to be taken to the hospital.

Person killed in second deadly officer-involved shooting in Charlotte in less than a week

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shot a person to death Friday after responding to a domestic disturbance call.

Raleigh man faces death penalty after allegedly beating his mother to death

Christopher McCullough could now get the death penalty after his mother's death in light of an alleged assault at his parents' home on Aug. 6.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter; Eric Miller, WRAL reporter

Police add kidnapping, dog theft charges for Raleigh man who allegedly beat his parents

Police charged Christopher McCullough, 29, with two counts of felony assault causing serious bodily injury and larceny of a motor vehicle on Sunday after the attack on two people Sunday afternoon at a home on Ingate Way in northwest Raleigh.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Man charged in beating attack on parents has long, violent criminal history

Christopher McCullough, 29, appeared in court Monday morning after police officers said he attacked the couple around 3 p.m. at a home on Ingate Way in northwest Raleigh.

Raleigh man with violent criminal past charged with beating his parents

Police charged Christopher McCullough, 29, with two counts of felony assault causing serious bodily injury and larceny of a motor vehicle on Sunday after the attack on two people Sunday afternoon at a home on Ingate Way in northwest Raleigh.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Domestic violence order shows Allisha Watts' boyfriend accused of kidnapping, assault

A woman who was in a relationship with James Dunmore filed a domestic violence order of protection in Durham County in May, alleging abuses that happened in March 2023 and before.

Allisha Watts' boyfriend had domestic violence order filed against him in Durham County in May

Wednesday brought another turn in the case of Allisha Watts as WRAL News uncovered documents that showed a domestic violence order was filed against boyfriend James Dunmore in May. Dunmore is a person of interest in Watts' disapperance.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

In the face of fear, domestic violence victims grapple with coming forward

One of the most difficult things domestic violence victims have to do is face the people they've accused in a courtroom, as Jessica Ferrera recently experienced.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL News reporter & podcast host

Fayetteville woman tries to move forward from traumatic episode with domestic violence

Investigators WRAL spoke with believe domestic violence is a vastly underreported crime for many reasons - the biggest one is fear. One Fayetteville woman is determined to break this silence.

Experts, advocates discuss domestic violence warning signs

Within about a month's time, two separate incidents involving teenagers have happened in central North Carolina.

Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

High school student shot and killed girlfriend, then shot self, sources say

Tatiana Haywood, 18, was two weeks from graduation at Douglas Byrd High School.

Brett Knese, WRAL reporter