A Sleeping Black Mother of Six Was Killed in Random Drive-By Shooting, But it Could've Been a Lot Worse
An otherwise normal night turned tragic when a North Carolina mother of six was killed in a drive-by shooting that could’ve ended much worse.
On the night of June 10, 39-year-old Latasha Cureton was sleeping in her home in Gastonia, N.C. while her children watched television. A loud sound that witnesses thought were fireworks interrupted the peace, according to WSOC.
Cureton’s daughter, who was not identified, told WSOC, “It was like being like an explosion. We thought it was a loud bang like something fell in the kitchen all of a sudden, it was multiple bangs like fireworks, but then it got louder and louder. We ran and took cover and covered up the babies.”
Her son allegedly found Cureton in her bedroom after she yelled, “I’m hit!” None of her children were hit by any of the bullets.
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There were 13 shots into or through the front door. You can look through the holes and see outside.
A family friend said there was nowhere that was safe in the home when the shooting started.
“Anybody has to know that there’s a lot of children that live in this house,” Keith Rice said. “And for somebody to shoot so many times, or even just to shoot in the house, is ridiculous. These people are godless.”
Officers are going door-to-door blocks away from where the shooting happened, hoping to find anyone who may have seen, heard, or recorded something helpful.
Since her death, Cureton’s family has organized a GoFundMe, to help the family “alleviate the financial strain and allow us to focus on grieving and remembering Tasha.”
Sydney Weaver, Cureton’s close friend, revealed in an interview with Queen City News that Cureton was in the process of planning her wedding. No arrests have been made in the case.
