On April 8, 2024, deputies responded to a shooting and found 33-year-old Brandigan Lynn Hunt deceased inside a vehicle on Beam Road in Lumberton, North Carolina. Investigators concluded the shooting occurred earlier at 1038 Holly Swamp Church Road and that Hunt moved to the 900 block of Beam Road, where he was discovered with fatal gunshot wounds.

The investigation identified 20-year-old Chase Titus Locklear of Lumberton as the primary suspect; he was arrested on April 9, 2024, during a traffic stop on Highway 72 West and charged with first-degree murder, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle causing serious bodily injury, assault by pointing a gun, and communicating threats. Locklear was held without bond at the Robeson County Detention Center.

Hunt was born March 3, 1991, and enjoyed basketball, fishing, and spending time with children. Funeral services were held April 14, 2024, at Faith Assembly of God in St. Pauls, with interment at Lumbee Memorial Gardens. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3170.

Did anyone in the area see activity near Holly Swamp Church Road or Beam Road on April 8 that could help investigators?