Anthony Lynn Carter, 29, of Lumberton, North Carolina, died of a gunshot wound on April 24, 2019. He was found inside his home and later died at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. The shooting followed an argument involving Carter, Eric Neil Hammonds, and other family members.

Eric Neil Hammonds, 23, of Lumberton, was charged with second-degree murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office took Hammonds into custody and held him at the Robeson County Detention Center with bail set at $500,000. The Sheriff’s Office Homicide and Criminal Investigations Divisions handled the investigation and asked anyone with information to come forward.

Carter worked at Calabash Seafood in Myrtle Beach and Golden Corral in Lumberton. He is survived by his mother Kathrine Jones Locklear, his brother Tony Lee Carter, his daughter Carla Carter, and other relatives. Funeral services were held at Crumpler Funeral Home with burial at St. Anna Baptist Church Cemetery in Pembroke.

If anyone knew Anthony or witnessed the events around April 24, 2019, please share information that could help the investigation.