Rodney Kirk Murphy, 51, of Saint Pauls, North Carolina, was shot in the stomach and killed during a home invasion at a residence on Shaw Road in the St. Pauls community of Robeson County on September 28, 2015. Three other people at the home were injured: Leila Marie Brooks, 36, was beaten with a pistol; Horace Jamal Glover Jr., 36, was shot in the stomach; and John Lydell Bullard, 37, was shot in the hand.

The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office identified Quatrell Damar Nicholson, 24, of Laurinburg, as a suspect and charged him with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, first-degree kidnapping of a person older than 16, felony assault with a deadly weapon, misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A second suspect, Carson Bernard Brown, 27, of Laurinburg, was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder in Murphy’s death and two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon; he was denied bond on the murder charge and given a $320,000 bond for the robbery counts.

The Sheriff’s Office continued to investigate and search for additional suspects. If anyone knew Rodney, the other victims, or saw activity around Shaw Road in Robeson County on or around September 28, 2015, please share information with investigators.