A mother and her daughter are dead after being killed by the child’s father in a murder-suicide in North Carolina on August 11.

DaQuan Marcato Jones, 32, shot and killed his child’s mother, Kiera Massenburg, 27, and the girl, Zoey Jones, 6, in the shooting that also injured two other people, WRAL reports.

WNCN reports that Jones drove away from the scene of the Sharpsburg, North Carolina, shooting with the girl and Massenburg in the car. He dropped Zoey off at a home in Nash County with life-threatening injuries and took her to the hospital, where she died the following evening, WRAL reports.

The outlet reported that one of the injured victims was in critical condition, while the other had already left the hospital.

According to a press release from the Nash County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) posted on Facebook, authorities arrived at a home on Jamie Road in Battleboro, North Carolina, and found Jones’ vehicle in the driveway.

When officers approached the vehicle, they found a woman, later identified as Massenburg, dead in the back seat of the car.

“As units approached the residence, they heard a gunshot from inside the home. At this point, units surrounded the home. A male suspect exited the home through the side door and advised us that the suspect had shot himself,” the press release said.

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Authorities later found Jones dead in a bedroom of the house he owned from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

According to jail records obtained by WNCN, Jones was released from the Edgecombe County Detention Center on Aug. 10. He was serving a sentence there after being charged with aggravated assault in an incident in July 2024. During the incident, he allegedly punched Massenburg in the face, knocking out her teeth and breaking her nose.

According to authorities, the couple was in a relationship.

“Kiera was a devoted mother, a cherished friend and a pillar of support to all who knew her,” says a GoFundMe campaign set up to help Massenberg and Zoey’s family pay for their funerals. “Her child, Zoey, was a bright and innocent soul who brought joy and love to the lives of everyone she met. The bond they shared was unbreakable and her loss leaves an irreplaceable void in the hearts of those who loved her.”

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