Antonio Jamal Brown, a 41-year-old Black man from Raeford, North Carolina, was one of two victims in a double fatal shooting on Sunday night, March 29, 2026, in the Jackson Hamlet community near Pinehurst. Deputies were called to a home in the 100 block of Gaines Street, near N.C. Highway 5, after reports of shots fired around 9:00 to 9:30 p.m. Both Brown and 43-year-old Jamar Brooks Hailey of Aberdeen were found suffering gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting occurred outside the home, with early reports placing the victims in the yard or on the front porch. Investigators searched the area, including nearby woods with K-9s, and said the attack did not appear random; the person believed to be involved was known to the victims. Authorities identified a person of interest who had not been located and no arrest or charges had been announced. Family members remembered Brown as talented, family-oriented, often smiling, and trying to turn his life around.

What information can anyone in Jackson Hamlet or the surrounding area share about that night or about Brown’s movements before the shooting?