Hoke County triple shooting started at Raeford softball park, sheriff says
DAVID PATTERSON, THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR, BECAME THE FIRST
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>>> INVESTIGATORS IN HOKE
COUNTY ARE SEARCHING FOR A
SUSPECT AFTER A TRIPLE SHOOTING
THAT INJURED ONE PERSON AND
LEFT TWO OTHERS DEAD.
>> THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE TWO
PEOPLE WHO DIED.
WE'RE LIVE AT THE BALL FIELD
AND SPLASH PAD, WHERE THAT
SHOOTING HAPPENED.
>> Reporter: I SPOKE WITH THEM
ABOUT 90 MINUTES AGO AND HE
SAID WHAT HAPPENED OUT HERE
LAST NIGHT WAS DRUG-RELATED.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT IS
LEFT.
YOU CAN SEE THESE TIRE MARKS,
WHERE INVESTIGATORS TELL US THE
VEHICLES SPED OFF AFTER THAT
SHOOTING.
THAT SPLASH PAD RIGHT THERE,
THAT WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME BUT
WE ARE TOLD THERE WERE KIDS ON
THAT SOFTBALL FIELD, PLAYING
SOFTBALL, WHEN THAT RING OUT.
INVESTIGATION STARTED LAST
NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:00 AT THIS
RECREATION CENTER.
THEY FOUND SEVERAL SHELL
CASINGS IN THE PARKING LOT AND
THEY STARTED TALKING TO
WITNESSES.
AT THAT TIME, THEY GOT A SECOND
911 CALL THAT SAID THE VICTIMS
OF THE SHOOTINGS ARE HERE AND
HAD DRIVEN TO THE PINEY BAY
MOBILE HOME PARK, ALSO ON
SHANNON ROAD, NOT FAR FROM THE
BALLPARK.
WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY FOUND
IS 25-YEAR-OLD AND 22-YEAR-OLD
IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE
DEAD AT THAT LOCATION.
THE THIRD VICTIM IN THIS CASE
IS 20 YEARS OLD AND HIS NAME IS
NOT BEEN RELEASED.
HE REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AND
WE ARE TOLD HE IS NON-LIFE-
THREATENING INJURIES.
FOLKS WHO USE THIS AREA ARE
JUST SHOCKED.
>> YOU WOULD THINK THAT A
SPLASH PAD AND A PUBLIC PLACE
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WOULD BE A
SAFE SPACE TO BRING YOUR
CHILDREN TO PLAY AND THE KIDS
AND ENJOY THE SUMMER TIME.
IT WAS REALLY DISHEARTENING,
FOR ME ESPECIALLY.
I AM A STAY-AT-HOME MOM.
WE DO NOT HAVE AS MANY OPTIONS
AS WHERE CAN I TAKE THE KIDS?
>> INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL
LOOKING FOR ONE SUSPECT, WHO
THEY SAY WILL BE CHARGED WITH
TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE
MURDER AND ONE CHARGED FOR
SHOOTING THAT -- RIGHT NOW, THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS STILL
TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER SOME
INFORMATION ON THAT INDIVIDUAL