Downtown march in response to Carlyle’s death

The Wake County Domestic Violence Task Force is inviting the community to participate in a silent march in downtown Raleigh in response to the first domestic violence-related homicide of 2009 in Wake County.

The march is in response to the shooting death of June P. Carlyle, 49, in Garner on February 24. Tuesday’s march is the first silent march led by the Wake County Domestic Violence Task Force. A march will take place on a Tuesday after every domestic violence homicide in Wake County.

Jose Manuel Valdez-Masias, 44, has been charged with first-degree murder by the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, in connection with Carlyle’s death. Authorities say the incident was a domestic dispute.

Organizers want to raise awareness about domestic violence and the local programs and services available to victims and their families.

WHAT: Silent March for Domestic Violence Awareness
WHEN: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.
WHERE: Starting in front of the Wake County Courthouse at 316 Fayetteville St., Raleigh
CONTACT: Damita Chambers (Interact) at 919-865-1616 (direct) or damitac@interactofwake.org

There were six domestic violence homicides in Wake County in 2008, according to the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Sheriff’s office releases driver’s call recounting Creech Road shooting

Wake County Sheriff’s Office has released a 911 call from last Tuesday morning’s shooting on Creech Road.  

The caller, a passing motorist, says he saw a Hispanic male run out of a house “chasing a lady”. The caller says the man shot the woman in the back before  ”she went down”.

“I saw him come out of the house and I was like ‘What is he doing?’ And he just ran over and shot her,” said the caller.

The call came at 7:36 a.m., Feb. 24. The caller told emergency dispatch that another man tried to intercede during the shooting.

“[He] looked like he was trying to stop the man from shooting,” he said.

Authorities have charged Jose Manuel Valdez-Masias, 44, of Garner, with the first-degree murder in the shooting of June P. Carlyle. Authorities say that after shooting Carlyle, Valdez-Masias shot himself in the head. He was found at the scene with a gun near his body, according to warrants.

Valdez-Masias could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.

Click to hear the call.

Valdez-Masias requests court-appointed attorney

Jose Manual Valdez-Masias requests a court-appointed attorney from Wake County District Court Judge Jennifer Knox on Monday afternoon.

The man police say shot and killed his boss and ex-girlfriend outside her Creech Road home Feb. 24 appeared in court for the first time Monday afternoon.

Jose Manual Valdez-Masias stood before Wake County District Court Judge Jennifer Knox on first-degree murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing June P. Carlyle last Tuesday morning.

After having his name called, Valdez-Masias, 44, stepped slowly into the Wake County Public Safety Center court room in a striped jailhouse jumpsuit.

A large surgical scar wound around his partially shaven skull and down the side of his face.

In warrants issued to investigators, witnesses say the Garner man shot Carlyle in the face before turning to shoot himself in the head.

Through an interpreter, Valdez-Masias quietly asked in Spanish for a court-appointed attorney. Knox granted the request.

He also asked whether bond would be set.

“I won’t be able to work,” he said, through the interpreter.

Knox denied bond. Valdez-Masias will remain in custody as the case proceeds, she said. The charges carry the possibility of life in prison or the death penalty.

His next court date is Mar. 23.

 

Valdez-Masias heading to court Monday

Jose Manuel Valdez-Masias will appear Monday in a Wake County Court room on charges of murdering his ex-girlfriend and boss June P. Carlyle.

Jose Manuel Valdez-Masias will make his first court appearance Monday, according to published reports.

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office has charged the 44-year-old Garner resident with murdering June P. Carlyle outside her Creech Road residence early Tuesday. Valdez-Masias worked for Carlyle’s cleaning business. The two had dated until a few months ago.

Last Tuesday morning, Valdez-Masias showed up at Carlyle’s home and allegedly shot her in the head, according to authorities. 

Note: Official reports and those from various media have differed in describing where Valdez-Masias shot himself.

He was released from WakeMed on Friday.

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Ex-Boyfriend charged with murder in Creech Road slaying

The Wake County Sheriff describes the shooting that occurred last Tuesday morning in North Garner as a domestic dispute, according to published reports.

The incident resulted in the death of 49-year-old Garner woman June P. Carlyle. Authorities allege that Jose Manuel Valdez-Masias, 44, also of Garner, shot Carlyle in the face and then shot himself. He remains alive and has been charged with murder.

The incident happened outside of Carlyle’s home at 800 Creech Road.

In response, authorities placed nearby Creech Road Elementary School under a brief lockdown before most students arrived.

Services for Carlyle are scheduled for Sunday afternoon.

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