Woman killed when person jumps out of ditch and starts shooting at Rowan Co. home
Second murder in same house in just over three years The same house at 1270 Gheen Road was the scene of a murder in February, 2018. (Source: WBTV File) By David Whisenant | May 19, 2021 at 9:01 AM EDT - Updated May 19 at 12:40 PM
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A 33-year-old woman was shot in the driveway of a home on Gheen Road in Rowan County on Tuesday night. April Elesha Whitley of Campbell Road in Woodleaf died after being taken to the hospital.
Deputies say that Whitley and at least two other men had pulled into the driveway of the home on Gheen Road just after 10:30 pm. As they got out of the car, investigators say someone jumped out of a nearby ditch and started shooting, striking Whitley in the right side of her chest.