Mom Jennifer Craig (left) is shown with her son, Kameron Craig, on Facebook. Jennifer killed her son before turning the gun on herself in an apparent murder-suicide
Two people are confirmed dead after a North Carolina mother shot her son then turned the gun on herself in an apparent murder-suicide, police say.
Horrified witnesses inside the Willard home at the 1600 block of Lake Road told emergency personnel late Thursday they heard ‘two loud pops’ and looked across the room to found ‘blood running out’ from underneath a door.
That’s when a witness opened the door and discovered Jennifer Craig, 43, lifeless on the ground and Kameron Craig, 14, in critical condition from a gunshot wound.
Kameron was transported to a Burgaw hospital and later to Chapel Hill – where he died Saturday afternoon, according to local WECT, who first reported the story.
It seems the mother had been paying an unfortunate visit to her son, who lived with his grandparents – who were likely the two witnesses at the scene.
Witnesses inside the Willard home at the 1600 block of Lake Road told emergency personnel late Thursday they heard ‘two loud pops’ then found Jennifer (shown) dead on the ground
Kameron (shown) was in critical condition. He was transported to the hospital, where he died on Saturday afternoon
The newspaper reported the mother was at the home for ‘a counseling session’ at the time the deadly events took place.
Spokesperson Captain Rowell, of the Pender County Sheriff’s Office, revealed a social services associate who was present at the session requested a welfare check earlier in the evening, citing something strange said during the meeting.
‘The deputy spoke with all parties and it appeared as though everything was okay,’ Rowell said, while adding the deputy ‘did everything lawfully possible.’
Details of what transpired during the conversation were not released by Rowell.
The mentally-ill mother shared a chilling message to Facebook just hours before the deadly events
In a chilling status shared to Jennifer’s Facebook page the same day of the murder-suicide, the mother brought awareness to seasonal depression.
Just after noon Thursday, the single mom wrote: ‘The most difficult moment of the year for depression is coming. Depression and anxiety are very personal mental disorders.’
She added: ‘Everyone says: ‘if you need anything, don’t hesitate, I’ll be there for you.’ I’ll make a bet, my friend’s on Facebook, at least 5 will take time to put it on their wall to raise awareness of mental health problems.
‘Just copy it from my wall and paste it to your wall. Be there for each other.’
Jennifer is shown holding Kameron as a baby. Her daughter, Paige Romos, is shown to the left in a Facebook image
For years, Jennifer kept her profile picture and cover photo set to display the late son.
Kameron had been ranked to student with ‘the highest average in math’ at Cape Fear Middle School earlier this year, according to Jennifer’s social media page.
‘Now he is officially a high school student. I hope he makes me even more proud in the next few years by actually doing his work with some extra effort,’ Jennifer wrote back in June, alongside pictures of her son at an awards ceremony.
In her favorite quotations section, Jennifer said: ‘I can do BAD all by myself, but I can do GREAT with the ones I love.’
Kameron lived with his grandparents. He was ranked the student with ‘the highest average in math’ at Cape Fear Middle School earlier this year