Raleigh police arrested three people after a shooting on Monday evening left one man dead.
According to police, officers responded to a call at 5:39 p.m. on Thelma Street and found 27-year-old Terrance Quarles with a gunshot wound. He later died at the hospital.
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Angie Bonilla-Bravo, 21, was arrested and charged with the murder of Quarles. Police said there was a physical altercation between Bonilla-Bravo and Quarles and others prior to the shooting.
Authorities are holding Bonilla-Bravo under not bond. Bonilla-Bravo is due in court again on May 5.
Lamargeret Hockaday is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury. Authorities are holding Hockaday under no bond.
Jermaine Johnson is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury and accessory after the fact to murder.
Family members have set up a GoFundMe to help pay for Quarles' funeral expenses.
One man, who asked to remain anonymous, said that he's lived in the neighborhood for more than 40 years. He told WRAL News that shootings like Monday's were no longer shocking, but expected.
"I can’t even get out here and cut the yard. Because you don’t know what’s coming," the man said. "These people that live over here are actually good people. They’re just scared."
WRAL News reached out to Raleigh City Council Member Corey Branch for answers to the following questions:
- Is there a crime problem in the Thelma Street area?
- What do you have to say about the neighbors who worry about safety?
- What's being done to address crime?
Some of the issues that we have that addressing are not just, they're not illegal. No, someone being homeless is not a crime. The key is us trying to work and try to assist them and help those who are homeless are someone that may have some type of um mental health issue, our mental health crisis, addressing those as well, but we continue RPD continues to work um openly and using all other means and measures that they have to give attention to all illegal activities. Corey Branch, Raleigh City Council
According to a neighbor on Thelma Street, he's done waiting for an answer after asking for changes for years.
"Cory, this is your district. You’ve been voted in twice. I’ve been after you for three years. I’ve met with Mr. Wees, Mr. West, Mayor Mika all of us have talked about this," the neighbor said. "You need to clean it up."