FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — In Surry County, a murder suspect was slain. He was wanted in relation to a shooting that killed two younger males on Tuesday. The Mount Airy Police Department was involved in a car chase with 42-year-old Desmund Louis Moore, a double homicide suspect, following a call on a suspicious vehicle, according to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office.
Moore and two other passengers fled the scene after Moore struck another car head-on, according to deputies. Shortly after, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office apprehended and detained 26-year-old Robert Matthew Gelsomino.
Moore and Love Anna Smith, 45, were pursued by Surry County deputies and police into a wooded area, when officers claimed Moore disobeyed orders and started shooting at law enforcement.
Smith accused by deputies
According to the authorities, Moore was shot back by deputies and cops. Later, a gunshot wound was declared to have killed him. After being brought to Foothills Veterinary Hospital, Police K-9 Draco passed away.”I am devastated by K9 Draco’s passing! K9 Draco is a hero for defending officers and deputies.
Sheriff Steve C. Hiatt said, “I have sent our thoughts and prayers to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office staff, Chief Watson, Corporal Hutchens, and all the law enforcement involved in the event.” “All of these agencies coming together to work as one, just shows our unwavering commitment to support each other.”Smith was accused by deputies of having a passenger obligation to stay at the scene of an accident.
She has a $500 secured bond and is being held at the Surry County Detention Center. In relation to a shooting outside a house on the 3600 block of Yarborough Road, a Fayetteville property close to Hope Mills, Moore was wanted.
According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the 911 call was placed just after eleven in the morning. Two males were found shot by deputies. At the scene, they were declared dead.Those guys have now been identified by police as Jefferson Taylor Duggins, 32, and Arthur Knight Acosta, 21.”Those two men were supposed to join me for a power washing job at a house in the area,” the 911 caller informed dispatchers.
He claimed that while waiting with the homeowner, he heard gunfire but ignored it. The man tracked the GPS of his work truck to the house’s gate after repeatedly phoning his employees for being late.The man later told dispatchers that he was appalled by what he saw when he went outside to the gate.
Raising awareness
“After consulting with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), it was determined that the situation on Yarborough Road did not warrant a full-scale lockdown,” CCS said in a statement in response to some inquiries about why the local Cumberland County Schools were not placed on lockdown. To guarantee ongoing safety and monitoring, we did, however, raise awareness at nearby schools.”
The firm that hired the two power washers that were killed, NC Window Cleaning, posted a statement on Facebook requesting donations to the GoFundMe pages for their families. The statement read: “Tay (Duggins) spent almost six years working for NC Window Cleaning. He leaves a wife and five kids behind.
Tay was a wonderful person and my right hand. He appeared to meet a friend wherever he went. For almost three years, Arthur (Acosta) worked for NC Window Cleaning. He departs from his mother, father, and three sisters. Arthur had a lifetime ahead of him that had been taken, and he was a shining light in this world. We will sincerely miss this well-behaved young man.”