Joe Thomas Jones Jr., 82, was found dead at his home at 1396 Janeiro Road in Oriental, North Carolina on April 18, 2015. An obituary named three sons—Jeffrey Jones of Orangeburg, South Carolina; Joe Jones III of the home; and John Jones of Bayboro—and a daughter, Debbie Jones Latham of Arapahoe, along with five sisters, among his survivors.

Separate reporting indicates that Joe Thomas Jones Sr., also listed as 82, died from gun violence in Oriental on April 18, 2015, and that Geraldine Thompson Jones, 76, also died at the same time and place.

Are there readers who knew the family or who can offer information about what happened in Oriental on April 18, 2015?