College student from Gastonia killed by hit and run driver

A college student from Gastonia died in a crash in downtown Greensboro on Saturday morning.

Xiomara Moore, 21, was hit and killed around 5 a.m. Saturday. According to her family, the driver responsible sped away and hasn’t been caught.

The wreck occurred near the intersection of North Elm Street and East Friendly Avenue, a spokesperson for Guilford County Emergency Management said.

Xiomara grew up in Gastonia and was a junior at North Carolina A&T.

Carona Moore, Xiomara’s mother, said she was proud of her 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,” said Carona.

Malcolm Long, Xiomara’s father, said the two were very close.

“She called me one night, she said, 'Dad, can I talk to you?' I said, 'Come on over baby, about 12 or 1 o’clock I don’t care what time it is.' She say, 'can I get a hug?' I hugged my daughter. She sat on my lap, and she kissed my momma. I didn’t know that was gonna be the last time I would see my daughter, but I thank God that he gave us my daughter for 21 years,” he said.

Moore attended Victory Christian Academy in Gastonia, where she graduated as valedictorian before heading to NC A&T.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: Gastonia native killed by hit and run driver