GREENSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina family is mourning the loss of their youngest daughter after she was killed in a deadly hit-and-run over the weekend.
Xiomara Moore, 21, a North Carolina A&T student died from a hit-and-run crash on N. Elm Street and E. Friendly Avenue on April 13, according to the Greensboro Police Department.
Around 5 a.m. on Saturday, police were called to the intersection in regards to a crash. Police said despite “advanced life-saving efforts,” NC A&T junior, Xiomara Moore, 21, died on the scene from her injuries.
The driver was not on the scene of the crash, police said. There is an active search to locate the driver. The crash is in the early stages of the investigation, according to police.
NC A&T released the following statement regarding the death:
“We regret to inform you that North Carolina A&T student Xiomara M. Moore, 21, from Gastonia, North Carolina, died today, April 13. Xiomara was a junior majoring in health science management in the Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences.Xiomara’s death is a great loss to the university community and to all who knew her. Our heartfelt prayers and condolences are with her family and friends.“
Xiomara grew up in Gastonia and was a junior at North Carolina A&T. Moore’s cousin, Layson Brown says that Xiomara was more than just a student, but “a loving, caring, and godly person.”
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Her mother, Carona Moore, said she is relying on faith as she grieves the loss of her only daughter. “She would have been graduating next year 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in health management and a minor in psychology, so I was very proud of her,” she said.
Brown tells us that Moore’s funeral will be this Saturday, April 20th, at 2 pm.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Moore’s family and the NCAT community during this time.
