On the evening of Sunday, March 29, 2026, Jamar Brooks Hailey, 43, and 41-year-old Antonio Jamal Brown of Raeford were found dead in the yard of a Gaines Street residence in Pinehurst, North Carolina, each having sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Moore County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of gunfire and treated the scene as a double homicide.

Investigators said the shooting did not appear random and identified a person of interest believed to have known the victims; that individual had not been located and no arrests had been announced in the days after the killings. Hailey was remembered locally for enjoying card games and basketball, and had several interactions with law enforcement in the months before his death, including charges such as resisting a public officer and fleeing to elude arrest.

The Moore County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate and has not released a motive or the person of interest’s identity. Does anyone in the Pinehurst or Raeford area have information that could help investigators?