On the afternoon of September 6, 2025, 75‑year‑old Rebia Hobbs was found shot to death inside her home at 3329 Davis Lane in Castle Hayne, North Carolina. Deputies from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office discovered Rebia and her son, 51‑year‑old Eric Hobbs, both dead from gunshot wounds; the incident is recorded as a double homicide in regional and national gun‑violence databases.

Police identified and arrested a family member the same day. Authorities say 35‑year‑old Shan Shawon Hobbs, Rebia’s grandson and Eric’s nephew, was taken into custody that evening at the Davis Lane address and booked on two counts of first‑degree murder; he pleaded not guilty at his first appearance on September 8 and was ordered held without bond. Investigators had not released a motive, and no additional suspects had been publicly named.

Does anyone in the Wilmington–Castle Hayne area have information about the Hobbs family or what might explain this violence?