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State Offering Reward After Woman Killed by Rock Thrown Through Windshield in Burke County
North Carolina offers $25,000 to aid in arrest and conviction of suspects in Brittany Ferguson's May 2024 death caused by a rock thrown through her windshield.
- On Dec. 29, 2025, Governor Josh Stein announced a reward up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the murder of Brittany Elizabeth Ferguson.
- On May 15, 2024, while driving on Conley Road near Jeeter Carswell Road, a large rock was thrown through Brittany Elizabeth Ferguson's windshield, causing her to crash into the house where she was pronounced dead.
- Witnesses reported seeing a white Chevrolet S-10 single-cab pickup driving back and forth near the crash scene on Conley Road, with a white man riding in the truck bed.
- Investigators renewed appeals for tips to aid arrests as authorities said the driver and passenger remained unidentified as of Dec. 29, 2025; Governor Josh Stein said, `We must use every tool at our disposal to pursue justice for victims` and urged public help.
- Media attention and state involvement have highlighted community interest, with local media coverage repeatedly reporting the 2024 Burke County killing; officials urged tips to the Burke County Sheriff's Office or the SBI.
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