On the evening of September 12, 2023, at about 9:02 p.m., deputies responded to a reported shooting near 172 Resa Loop Drive in Lumberton, North Carolina. Officers found 36-year-old Keon Montreal Eaton of Tar Heel dead at the scene; the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds.

The next day, September 13, 2023, 19-year-old Jamarion Smith of Lumberton was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and held at the Robeson County Detention Center on a $100,000 secured bond. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division led the investigation, which remained active as authorities sought information to clarify what led to the shooting.

Eaton, born September 13, 1986, was survived by his parents, Gregory and Sophia Colvin, and four children: Zahriya, Skye Lora, Tahiriya Eaton, and Chozen Cozart. If anyone has information about the shooting near Resa Loop Drive, please contact the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office.