After shooting, arrest at game, Edgecombe steps up security at high school football games

There will be more law enforcement and crowd screening measures at football games across Edgecombe County after two people were injured in a shooting at a game last week.
Posted 9/19/2025, 4:26:36 PM Updated 9/19/2025, 5:00:08 PM

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FOOTBALL FANS WILL SEE

INCREASED SECURITY MEASURES ONE

WEEK AFTER SHOOTING AT A

SOUTHWEST EDGECOMBE FOOTBALL

GAME. KIDS SCATTERED FROM THE

STANDS AND THE FIELD LAST WEEK

AFTER THAT SHOOTING, THE

EDGECOMBE COUNTY SHERIFF'S

OFFICE IS DOUBLING THE NUMBER

OF DEPUTIES THEY HAVE AT THESE

GAMES FROM 6 TO 12 ON TOP OF

MORE DEPUTIES FANS WILL NOTICE

MORE LIGHTING WEAPONS DETECTION

SYSTEMS AND METAL DETECTORS.

17 YEAR-OLD. JIM ARE IN HENNE

IS FACING FIRST TO ATTEMPTED

FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES FOR

THAT SHOOTING. NEWLY OBTAINED

WARRANTS REVEAL HOW

INVESTIGATORS IDENTIFIED AND

TRACKED HIM INTO A HOUSE IN

RALEIGH. WITNESSES DESCRIBE THE

SUSPECT TO INVESTIGATORS AND

TOLD THEM THEY HEARD ARGUING

AND A GUN SHOT NEAR THE

CONCESSION. STAND. DEPUTIES

REVIEWED BODY CAM VIDEO FROM

AUTHORITIES IN THAT AREA AND

IDENTIFIED THE PERSON MATCHING

THE DESCRIPTION. AUTHORITIES

THEN TRACKED THE PHONE TO A

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