Killer Had Lengthy Criminal Record

"NORLINA, NC — A Henderson man shot and killed a woman at her Warren County home Saturday night and then committed suicide, Sheriff Johnny M. Williams said.

"He said that Roy Junior Steed, 29, of 781 Vanco Mill Road in Henderson, used a pistol to kill Tracy Alston, 32, and then himself at her home at 123 Woodway Drive in Norlina around 7 p.m. Saturday.

"Investigators have not said how Alston and Steed knew each other or what led to the murder-suicide.

"Alston worked for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

"Steed had a lengthy criminal record dating to 2000, including convictions for drug trafficking, possession of a firearm by a felon and assault on a female, according to state Division of Adult Correction records. He was most recently released from prison in February 2011 after serving a nearly three-year sentence."

From WRAL.com...