Frank Thomas, 34, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was found dead alongside his brother Adam Thomas, 33, inside their shared home on Marigold Lane on October 15, 2019. Deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office discovered the two bodies after a call about deceased persons; the county medical examiner confirmed both men were killed by multiple gunshots and their bodies were sent to Raleigh for autopsy.

On October 16, 2019, 19-year-old Derrick Deshawn Hunt and an unidentified 13-year-old juvenile were arrested in connection with the killings. Hunt was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, and robbery with a dangerous weapon; the juvenile was held at a regional detention center. Investigators said the case had a drug component and that the sheriff’s homicide and criminal investigation divisions, the sheriff’s SWAT team and the ATF were involved.

The sheriff’s office called the deaths a senseless act of violence and asked anyone with information to come forward. Did anyone in Lumberton know Frank or Adam or see anything unusual on Marigold Lane around October 15, 2019?