ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — The reason for demise has been launched for 30-year-old Mica Miller, of Myrtle Seashore, amid the continued investigation.
In keeping with Robeson County Medical Examiner Dr. Richard Johnson, Miller died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Dr. Johnson stated, “Based mostly on the character of the wound, that it’s in keeping with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. And it was not at the back of the pinnacle, because it has been speculated.”
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Johnson stated he wasn’t the on-call health worker the weekend Miller died, however he did go to the scene to help the on-call health worker. He additionally serves as a regional pathologist for the North Carolina Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Following the willpower of the reason for demise, Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins stated he scheduled a gathering with Mica’s household and plans to launch extra details about the health worker’s findings on Tuesday.
He additionally requested “for everybody to please await the complete timeline of occasions earlier than making assumptions and coming to conclusions.”
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Miller died on April 27 at Lumber River State Park, in accordance with the Robeson County Sheriff’s Workplace.
New reviews launched Monday element harassment incidents main as much as Miller’s demise and that she was “afraid for her life.”
Family and friends held a rally Sunday out entrance of Strong Rock Church, calling for justice for Mica.
Mica’s household additionally held a memorial service Sunday afternoon – on the similar time a memorial service, hosted by Mica’s estranged husband Pastor John-Paul Miller, was held on the Strong Rock Church.
An announcement made by the church Monday stated Pastor John-Paul Miller was launched from his ministerial features for “a time of therapeutic, counsel, and steerage, pursuant to our governing instrument.” The church’s web site was additionally suspended over the weekend.
Should you or somebody you recognize is struggling, you may name the Suicide and Disaster Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8. It is accessible in English or Spanish 24 hours a day, 7 days every week.