On March 3, 2024, at about 12:40 a.m., three armed intruders broke into the home of 58-year-old Jerry Lee Buck Driggers on U.S. Highway 70 near the Buckhorn Road intersection in Mebane, North Carolina. The assailants, dressed in black and wearing ski masks, demanded money. Driggers fired a shotgun in self-defense and struck one intruder; the intruders returned fire and Driggers was hit twice. He was taken to Duke University Hospital and died during surgery.

Deputies later found one suspect, 28-year-old Clarence Brandon Hayes of Durham, in a nearby parking lot with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Hayes underwent surgery and was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, felony conspiracy, and injury to real property. A memorial service for Driggers was held March 16, 2024; he is survived by his mother Margie Driggers, his twin sister Terry Duncan, and his nephew Glen Duncan.

The community reacted with concern about home invasions and safety. Does anyone have information about the night of March 3 or about the suspects involved?