The pair had been wanted on murder and attempted murder charges after four people were shot at a Gaston County home.
GASTONIA, NC — Two suspects wanted in connection with a Gaston County shooting that killed two people and critically wounded two others were found dead Friday after a multi-county police pursuit ended with a crash in Ohio, authorities said.
Camryn Moore, 26, and Cory Armstrong, 29, had been sought since the Sept. 10 shooting at a home on Forbes Road in southern Gaston County. Detectives obtained warrants charging each suspect with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to police. Authorities said Moore and Armstrong fled North Carolina after the shooting and were tracked across state lines with help from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Gaston County police said officers were called to 2661 Forbes Road at about 8:43 a.m. Thursday after a report of a shooting inside the residence. Officers arrived minutes later and found four people suffering from gunshot wounds. Two victims died at the scene, while two others were taken to CaroMont Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Police later said the surviving victims were in critical but stable condition.
The two people killed were identified in updated local reporting as Victoria “Heather” Moore, 50, and Josiah Bumgardner, 38. Police said Victoria Moore was Camryn Moore’s mother and Bumgardner was her uncle. Authorities have not publicly released the identities of the two surviving victims. Investigators said everyone involved knew one another and described the shooting as an isolated incident with no known continuing threat to the Gaston County community.
Investigators identified Camryn Moore and Armstrong as suspects and determined that both had lived at the Forbes Road residence, police said. The Gaston County Police Department sought assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force as investigators followed the suspects’ movements through several states overnight. Authorities have not publicly announced a motive for the North Carolina shooting.
By Friday morning, authorities had traced the suspects to southeastern Ohio. The Ohio State Highway Patrol located their vehicle near Athens and attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle did not stop, authorities said. A pursuit followed through multiple counties before officers attempted to use tire-deflation devices on the roadway.
Authorities said the suspects’ vehicle swerved while trying to avoid the devices and crashed. Officers at the scene then reported hearing two gunshots from the vehicle. Law enforcement used a drone to examine the vehicle before officers approached and found Moore and Armstrong dead inside, according to accounts released by authorities. Officials had not publicly determined who fired the shots or the precise circumstances of the two deaths.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the pursuit, crash and deaths. Reporting citing the patrol said no law enforcement officers fired their weapons during the incident and no additional injuries were reported in connection with the pursuit. Gaston County police said the deaths of the two suspects ended the interstate search but did not close the investigation into the original shooting.
The case now involves separate investigations in North Carolina and Ohio. Gaston County detectives continue to investigate what led to the shooting and the events inside the Forbes Road home, while Ohio authorities are examining how the pursuit and the suspects’ deaths unfolded. No motive for the Gaston County shooting had been released as of Saturday.
Author note: Last updated September 12, 2026.