Many questions, few answers following woman's slaying in northern Wake

A number of people who live in the neighborhood said Wednesday that they several loud bangs at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

"I say six to eight shots, and then in another couple of minutes – minute or half or so – there were three more shots," Robert Gidney said.

Gidney and his wife live across the street from where the shooting happened. When they looked out the window in the dark, they said they could see a light-colored car with its lights on and engine running facing down the street and a young woman covered in blood lying in the street.

They and other neighbors said they believe the car belonged to the woman and that she might have gotten out and was running away from someone when she was shot.

"It's just heartbreaking because I have children and I can't imagine" something like that happening, Carolyn Gidney said.

Residents said relatives of the woman came by their homes Tuesday night to try to find any information they could about her death.

Family members told residents the woman lived in Greensboro and that they don't know why she was on Carlswood Court – or even in Raleigh.

"They were just so sad. They were just trying to find out what was going on," Carolyn Gidney said. "It just broke my heart. The sister was crying, talking about this was her sister. All I could say was I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to say."

"They asked if we had a peaceful neighborhood, and I said, as far as I know, we haven't had any problems," Robert Gidney said.

The family then created a small memorial at the corner of Strickland Road and held a small vigil, they said.

Several residents said they handed video from their home security cameras over to investigators, who told them the woman wasn't from the area and that there was no public safety issue.

Still, the residents said they have no idea what happened, which they said is very unsettling.