Reggie Copeland, 49, of Lumberton, North Carolina, was shot on Carolina Avenue and later died at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. After being shot he ran to a house on Jerome Street, told the occupants he had been shot, and then collapsed. He was born July 8, 1968, in Robeson County, graduated from Lumberton High School where he served three years in JROTC, and later served three years in the National Guard.

He was preceded in death by his mother and is survived by his father, Junior Darrel Copeland, his stepmother, Linda Copeland, his brother, Thuron Keith Copeland, and other family members. A warrant for first-degree murder was issued for Milot Petion Jr., 19, of Lumberton, and he was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting; he is being held at the Robeson County Detention Center without bond.

Does anyone have information about Reggie’s last movements or the shooting on Carolina Avenue?