UPDATE: Bladen County Sheriff’s Office arrests man accused of murdering pregnant woman

RIEGELWOOD, NC (WWAY) — The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of murdering a pregnant woman.

The Bladen County 911 communications center received a call around 10:33 p.m. Tuesday evening reporting shots fired in the 100 block of Dixon Road in Riegelwood.

Bladen County Sheriff’s Deputies say they located Bolivia Monique Williams, 33, of Whiteville with multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sheriff’s Office says Williams was also around 25 weeks pregnant.

Najee Devon Leach, 31, of Riegelwood was identified by witnesses as the known suspect, according to the Sheriff’s Office.