Overview
- Authorities identified the deceased as 16-year-old Nehemiah Locklear and 49-year-old Jessie Locklear Jr., who are not related.
- Gunfire broke out around 1:15 a.m. at a large house party on Dixon Drive near Maxton, and more than 150 people fled before deputies arrived.
- Investigators say 13 people were shot, several remain critically injured, and one victim was airlifted to Chapel Hill, with the wounded ranging in age from 17 to 43.
- The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office is working with the FBI, ATF, state Alcohol Law Enforcement, and local agencies, and the case has identified persons of interest but no arrests.
- Officials call the shooting an isolated incident and emphasize concerns over teenagers, alcohol, and firearms at an unsupervised gathering while asking attendees to submit tips and video evidence.