Kathryn Garton Holmes, 67, fatally shot in Greensboro, North Carolina

DailyKenn.com — Kathryn Garton Holmes, 67, was fatally shot in Greensboro, NC.

Troy Marquise Gillard, 31, was charged with first-degree murder.

On May 24, Holmes was on her way to meet Gillard for a planned transaction arranged through an online marketplace. While driving she was shot in the neck and paralyzed. Unable to lift her foot from the accelerator, Holmes' vehicle crashed into a creek bed. She passed away two days later.

Hours after the shooting, police received a tip about someone entering a home in the 500 block of Denny Road. A search revealed the house was unoccupied, but it was later discovered that Gillard had a family connection to the property.

"For the first-degree murder charge, there are two punishments: either life in prison without parole or the death penalty," said Guilford County District Court Judge Joel Oakley.

Holmes had a distinguished career as a supervisor at the police and fire communications center with 911 dispatch for the City of Coral Gables in Florida, where she met her husband, a police lieutenant for the Coral Gables Police Department.

Her daughter mentioned that Holmes was excited about being the mother of the bride, as her daughter is getting married in November.

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Troy Marquise Gillard 31

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[Man arrested on murder charge after woman shot while driving in Greensboro, police say, By Michaela Ratliff and Celeste Smith, myfox8.com, June 7, 2024]