Police trying to enhance photo in UNC student killing

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Detectives investigating the slaying of University of North Carolina student body president Eve Carson are trying to enhance two photos taken of a possible suspect, officials said Monday.
The surveillance photos show a young man in a baseball cap and hooded sweat shirt using Carson’s ATM card and driving a sport utility vehicle that may be her Toyota Highlander. Detectives also believe a dark shape in the photo is a male passenger in the rear seat.
“We have been exploring ways to enhance the quality of this photo in an effort to learn more about this person,” police said in a statement.
Carson, 22, of Athens, Ga., was found last week lying on a street about a mile from campus. She had been shot several times, including once in the right temple. Police have said they believe she was the victim of a random act.
Her SUV was found the day after her death, a few blocks from her home, but police said this weekend they have yet to locate her wallet or keys. Police have not identified when the surveillance photos were taken or the exact location of the ATM machine, saying only it is in Chapel Hill.
According to search warrants, police found Carson’s cell phone about 1½ miles from the scene of her death. Police got help from Sprint Nextel Corp. to find the phone near a shopping center located on the main road between Chapel Hill and Durham. Police also retrieved Carson’s laptop and memory cards from her campus office, according to the warrants.
Police said Monday they received a number of tips after releasing the photos on Saturday. The school’s Board of Trustees, of which Carson was a member, has offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in her death.