Montague Baldwin, 45, was shot and killed in Hoke County, North Carolina, on May 24, 2025. Deputies were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Payton Place, where Baldwin was found lying in the roadway with gunshot wounds; EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. His next of kin was notified and the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators identified a suspect and arrested 32-year-old Laquan Harris of Lumber Bridge. Harris was charged with first-degree murder and booked into the Hoke County Detention Center, held without bond while the case remained under investigation. Local reports and memorial pages confirmed Baldwin’s name, age, and the May 24 date.

If anyone has information about Montague Baldwin, the shooting, or saw activity on Payton Place that afternoon, please share what you know with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office.