Overview
- Zoe Welsh called 911 at 6:32 a.m. reporting a man had climbed through her window, said she had seen him in Fred Fletcher Park, and told the dispatcher, "He hit me with a brick."
- Police arrested Ryan Camacho, 36, on charges of murder and felony burglary, and he remains detained in Wake County without bond with a court date set for Jan. 26.
- WRAL reporting and records show Camacho’s lengthy criminal history, including a 2018 case in which eight felonies tied to a shooting were reduced to two in a plea deal, followed by five and a half years in prison.
- Public records indicate that in 2025 four felony counts were consolidated and reduced to a single misdemeanor as part of a plea resolution.
- District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said a judge dismissed breaking-and-entering charges in December after a competency exam and denied a request for involuntary commitment, while questions about court-ordered mental health treatment during probation remain unanswered.