April 14, 2020

SHOOTING: Three storefronts are shot on South Main Street in downtown Holly Springs.

April 15, 2020

Holly Springs detective Matt Watson gathers security camera footage from ASAP Computer + Repair showing a car fleeing the previous day’s shooting. Based on the footage he watches, Watson identifies the suspect as a young white male.

April 19, 2020

SHOOTING: A woman’s car is shot while she’s driving near the intersection of South Main Street and Hickory Avenue.

SHOOTING: A teenager’s car is shot while she’s driving in front of Holly Springs Elementary School.

April 20, 2020

Holly Springs detective Melissa Ottoway allegedly views town camera footage showing Henderson Atwater’s vehicle at the scene of the April 14 shooting. Ottoway writes down the license plate number but doesn’t save the footage. 30 days later, the footage auto-deletes.

May 16, 2020

SHOOTING: Ariana Evans’s car is shot on Piney Grove-Wilbon Road. The projectile comes through the car window and embeds itself in Evans’s forehead.