Weldon Edward Caldwell, 67, of Saint Pauls, North Carolina, was found dead inside his home on Barker Ten Mile Road after deputies responded to a call about 1:45 a.m. on November 2, 2022. The cause of death was determined to be a shooting.

Police say the killing was connected to other weapons violations in the Saint Pauls area that night. Two 25-year-old men, Jordan Floyd and Shane Michael Britt, were arrested and charged with first-degree murder; Floyd also faces a charge of discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling, and Britt faced similar charges. Both were being held at the Robeson County Detention Center without bond. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, continued to investigate.

Caldwell was remembered by family as a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and had worked for Converse and Prestage Food Plant; his funeral was held November 7, 2022, at Great Marsh Cemetery in Saint Pauls. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.