Overview
- Authorities said Connie Linen, 68, was found unresponsive during a wellness check at her Raeford home and was pronounced dead in a homicide.
- Hoke County detectives, working with the district attorney, completed secured-custody paperwork to charge the 13-year-old grandson with first-degree murder.
- Lee County deputies located the youth behind an abandoned mobile home in the Cameron area, where he was found in a vehicle belonging to his grandmother.
- During a foot pursuit, the teen allegedly grabbed a two-by-four and charged at a deputy, who shot him; he died at the scene.
- The SBI is reviewing the shooting as multiple sheriff’s offices continue the investigation, and local officials called the case tragic for both families.