Emmitt Jordan Hawks Sr., 71, was found dead at his home on Birchwood Drive in Jacksonville on March 26, 2020, alongside his wife, Geraldine A. Hawks, 60. Both were shot in the head at their residence.

The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office responded after a report of an abandoned vehicle; investigators recovered a burgundy 2019 Ford Explorer connected to the incident. The sequence of deaths left the family and community reeling.

If anyone knew Emmitt Hawks Sr., Geraldine Hawks, or Jackqueline Meade, or has information about what happened that week in Jacksonville, please share what you know.