Jamar Brooks Hailey, 43, was one of two men killed in a nighttime shooting in the Jackson Hamlet community near Pinehurst. The shooting occurred between about 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2026, on Gaines Street near N.C. Highway 5. Deputies found Hailey and 41-year-old Antonio Jamal Brown suffering gunshot wounds at a home in the 100 block of Gaines Street; both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Reports differ slightly about whether the men were in a yard or on a front porch, but all place the fatal attack at that Gaines Street residence. Hailey, born October 18, 1982, in Moore County, was remembered by those who knew him as someone who smiled often, loved driving, played cards and basketball, enjoyed gaming, and took pride in his work with Pinehurst Detailing. Investigators treated the incident as a double homicide, said the shooting was believed not to have been random, and identified a person of interest who had not been located; no arrest or charges had been announced and autopsies were expected.

Does anyone in the Jackson Hamlet area have information that could help investigators locate the person of interest?