Overview
- Zoe Welsh, 57, called 911 around 6:33 a.m. on Jan. 3 to report an intruder at her Clay Street home, and an officer log later noted a severe head hemorrhage before she died at a hospital.
- Police arrested Ryan Camacho, 36, near the scene and charged him with murder and felony burglary; investigators say the 911 call audio captured the attack.
- Camacho appeared in Wake County court Monday and was ordered held without bond as the investigation continues.
- Court and corrections records detail a long history for Camacho, including a 2019 conviction for discharging a firearm into an occupied property, a 2021 prison escape conviction, multiple 2024 misdemeanors, and charges dismissed in December after a competency review.
- Authorities say there is no indication Camacho knew Welsh; Ravenscroft is providing grief counseling, and officials including the Raleigh police chief and the governor issued condolences.