Family turns tragedy into triumph with NCCU scholarship in honor of woman killed in Wilmington

Family of Tracey McKoy plan to provide scholarships to students majoring in accounting at North Carolina Central University's School of Business, in her honor.
Family of Tracey McKoy plan to provide scholarships to students majoring in accounting at North Carolina Central University's School of Business, in her honor. (Photo: WTVD/McKoy Family)

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Michael McKoy still feels his big sister’s presence. Tracey McKoy died from gun violence two years ago.

“She was down there visiting our mother and she never made it back to the hospital to see her. Our mother has dementia,” said McKoy.

It all still feels fresh for McKoy, who said Wilmington police haven’t made an arrest connected to her murder. He struggles to come to grips with such a big loss.

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