A 32-year-old man, Dilan Herbert, was shot and killed in Raeford, North Carolina, late on April 28, 2026. Deputies from the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 11:00 p.m. to a home in the 100 block of Best Street and found Herbert unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hoke County detectives quickly identified a suspect, Thomas Makiel Flood, and investigators say the shooting occurred during an attempted robbery. Flood was taken into custody without incident on April 29, 2026, and charged with first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and discharging a firearm within a dwelling. The Sheriff’s Office says the investigation is ongoing as detectives continue to gather information about what happened.

If anyone witnessed the incident on Best Street that night or has information about Herbert’s movements before the shooting, please share what is known.