Hoke County Sheriff's Office investigating double homicide

Hoke County, with the help of other agencies, are investigating a potential double homicide.
Posted 10/28/2025, 12:44:31 PM Updated 10/28/2025, 1:00:13 PM

THOSE BENEFITS, CLOTHING, WRAL,

NEWS, RALEIGH.

>> CHRIS LOVINGOOD HERE IN THE

WRAL LIVE CENTER WITHIN THE

PAST 30 MINUTES OR SO GIVE OR

TAKE. WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE

HOKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

ARE INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE

HOMICIDE. THEY SAY YESTERDAY

THEY WERE CALLED TO COPE ROAD

AND THIS WAS IN REFERENCE AND

THEY SAY A CARDIAC ARREST.

THIS ISN'T TOO TOO FAR FROM

RED SPRINGS. BUT IN TERMS OF

WHAT THEY FOUND WHEN THEY

ARRIVED, THEY SAY THEY FOUND 2

PEOPLE WHO ARE UNRESPONSIVE.

BUT INVESTIGATORS HAVEN'T BEEN

SPECIFIC ON MORE INFORMATION

REGARDING THE 2 PEOPLE. IF ANY

SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND, ANYTHING

OF THAT SORT. IT JUST SAYS THEY

FOUND THESE 2 PEOPLE

UNRESPONSIVE IN THAT THERE ARE

SEVERAL AGENCIES ARRESTED,

RATHER THAT ARE INVESTIGATING

THIS, INCLUDING THE SBI RED

SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND

THE LAKE WACCAMAW POLICE

DEPARTMENT THERE WERE TRYING TO

DO IS GET MORE INFORMATION

BECAUSE AGAIN, WE KNOW 2 PEOPLE

DIED BUT TRYING TO GET MORE

SPECIFICS WITH THAT CARDIAC

ARREST REPORT THAT WAS GIVEN AS

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