LAUREL HILL — Nearly five years have passed since Kierra Nakisha Ellison’s life was tragically cut short, but the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office is still asking the public for help in solving her murder.
On the night of Dec. 17, 2020, deputies responded to a report of a shooting on Cliff Gibson Road in Laurel Hill. They found 26-year-old Ellison of Hoke County deceased in the driver’s seat of her gray 2010 BMW. Investigators believe Ellison likely knew her killer or killers, and that the attack was not random.
Sgt. Detective Ronald Locklear said the area where Ellison was found is remote and desolate, making it unlikely anyone nearby heard the shooting. “The nearest house was probably a half-mile away,” he said. “We’re hoping someone has heard something just from people talking or knows something about what happened that night to help us find the person or people who did this.”…