Antonio Jamal Brown, 41, was one of two men shot dead on March 29, 2026, in the Jackson Hamlet area near Pinehurst, North Carolina. Deputies from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire on Gaines Street shortly before 9:30 p.m. and found Brown and 43-year-old Jamar Brooks Hailey in a yard; both had sustained fatal gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators do not believe the shooting was random and say the person responsible was known to the victims. In the days after the killings the sheriff’s office identified a person of interest but did not release a name and reported that the individual had not yet been located. The investigation remains active as the community and families await further developments.

If anyone has information about Antonio Jamal Brown, Jamar Brooks Hailey, or the events on Gaines Street that night, please share what you know with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office.