Michael Faulkner, 38, of Franklinton, North Carolina, was killed the morning of June 11, 2026, after deputies were called about gunshots at a home on 51 Lynnbank Estates Road in Kittrell. The call came in about 9:47 a.m.; deputies found Faulkner with apparent gunshot wounds and a second victim, 26-year-old Ayanna Williams, wounded. Faulkner was pronounced dead at the scene; Ayanna Williams was transported to Maria Parham Health for treatment.

Authorities detained 23-year-old Amari Williams at the scene as the suspected shooter. Investigators from the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division led the probe and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Crime Scene Unit assisted. Amari Williams was charged with first-degree murder in Faulkner’s death and with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury in the shooting of Ayanna Williams, and was being held without bond at the Vance County Detention Center. Officials had not released a motive and the investigation remained active.

If anyone heard or saw anything around Lynnbank Estates Road that morning, or has information about the shooting, please contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers, or submit an anonymous tip through the P3 Tips app?