Sampson County sheriff looking at persons of interest in deadly shooting
NEWS ABOUT THAT. PRETTY SURE.
MARC, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO WE HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU
TONIGHT OUT OF SAMPSON COUNTY
AFTER INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN
VERY BUSY RESPONDED TO SEVERAL
CRIME SCENES THERE THIS WEEK.
>> 7 PEOPLE DEAD ACROSS 4
DIFFERENT INVESTIGATIONS.
AND WE HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU
ON TO THE FIRST. INVESTIGATORS
SAY THEY DO HAVE A PERSON OF
INTEREST AFTER THE IDENTIFIED
THESE 5 PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED
IN A SHOOTING YESTERDAY.
YOU SEE THEIR FACES HERE, WRAL,
SHELLEY JACKSON JOINING US LIVE
FROM SAMPSON COUNTY.
NOW, SHELLEY, WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THE VICTIMS AND THE
SEARCH FOR THE SUSPECT?
>> WELL, ALINA, RIGHT NOW,
INVESTIGATORS HERE AT THE
SAMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
ARE RUNNING DOWN EVERY LEAD.
THEY SAY THEY HAVE A PERSON
OF INTEREST, POSSIBLY MORE.
SAMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF JIMMY
THORNTON SAYS THIS HOUSE OFF OF
GARLAND HIGHWAY WAS ON THE
RADAR AND THAT WEDNESDAY'S
SHOOTING WAS DRUG-RELATED.
DO YOU THINK IT WAS CARTEL
RELATED?
>> ALMOST A COMIC OUTLET FOR.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT IT.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT
EVERYTHING START AND SAYS THEY
ARE LOOKING AT PEOPLE OF
INTEREST BUT WOULDN'T GIVE ANY
MORE DETAILS. 5 PEOPLE WERE
SHOT TO DEATH IN THIS HOUSE.
A FAMILY MEMBER TELLS WRAL THE
HOUSE BELONGED TO ONE OF THE
VICTIMS FUNDS AND JEFFERS.
OTHER VICTIMS ARE DEAD.
GILBERTO LOPEZ ACTOR
SALAZAR-LOPEZ LAMAR WILLIAMS
AND JAMIE LYNN. ROLAND, WHAT
THESE GUYS TO KNOW YOUR TO YOU
GUYS?
SOME WERE SOME OR 7 PEOPLE WERE
KILLED IN SAMPSON COUNTY IN
JUST 24 HOURS. SPREAD ACROSS
4 CRIME SCENES. THORNTON SAYS
THEY ARE NOT RELATED PEOPLE.
WE TALKED TO A SOUTHERN-STYLE
BARBECUE AND CHICKEN.
>> CITY AREN'T TOO WORRIED
ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. NOT I FEEL
LIKE IN EACH OF THE IT WAS
DIRECTED TOWARDS THAT
PARTICULAR GROUP. THAT
PARTICULAR INCIDENT. I THINK
IT'S MORE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT
IT WAS A AND.
>> AND SHERIFF THORTON SAYS THE
COMMUNITY IS SAFE. THEY NEED TO
KNOW THAT WE WILL KEEP THEM
SAFE AS BEST WE CAN.
>> NOW, CRIME LIKE THIS IS NOT
COMING OUT HERE IN SAMPSON
COUNTY UNTIL YESTERDAY. THERE
HAD ONLY BEEN 4 HOMICIDES AND
ONLY 3 THE YEAR BEFORE LENA.
ANY LOSS OF LIFE IS HORRIBLE.