Ex-Boyfriend Convicted in Attack on Woman

March 4, 2022 – A jury Thursday convicted a Raleigh man of shooting his former girlfriend in the head after confronting her in a parking lot where he left her to die, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

The victim survived, however, and testified this week against her assailant, Deuterondus Anderson who was convicted in Criminal Court of attempted first-degree murder, employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, and convicted felon in possession of a handgun.

Anderson, 37, remains in custody and will be sentenced next month.

The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2016, as the victim, then 27, was returning to her apartment in Raleigh. Witnesses said they heard loud arguing followed by gunshots.

The victim was shot in the face and left unable to speak for months. A baby she was carrying was stillborn. She and others identified Anderson as the gunman. He was arrested two months later.

The shooting left the victim with debilitating injuries.

Anderson still faces charges of allegedly soliciting and conspiring from jail to make payments to have his former girlfriend and a witness killed to prevent them from testifying against him in trial.

The trial this week was handled by Felony Asst. Paige Munn of the District Attorney’s Crime Strategies & Narcotics Prosecution Unit (CSNPU) and by Asst. Dist. Atty. Samuel D. Winnig of the District Attorney’s Special Prosecution Unit. (SPU).

The CSNPU handles cases involving gang members and violent crimes, including homicides, aggravated robberies, kidnappings, rapes, and narcotics trafficking.

The SPU seeks maximum sentencing for repeat felony offenders.