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Robert Dewey Powell

Death by Force
Case Description
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Robert Dewey Powell, a 31-year-old man from Eagle Springs, North Carolina, was tragically shot to death on July 21, 2016. The incident occurred at 290 Sand Pit Park Drive off Eagle Springs Road around 5:30 a.m. when Powell answered his door and was fatally shot. Witnesses reported that Powell fell back on the floor, and despite efforts to keep him alive, the severity of his injuries made it impossible.

The suspect, Antonio Deshawn Robinson, a 27-year-old man, was arrested after a six-hour ...Read More
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  • WNCN: Authorities, witnesses: Moore County man shot to death over woman
  • Richmond County Daily Journal: Robert Powell Jr.'s Obituary on Richmond County Daily Journal
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    Victim Details

    Robert Dewey Powell

    Male

    Black / African American

    Eagle-springs

    NC

    2016-07-21

    31

    Robert

    Dewey Powell

    11/29/2025

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    I keep thinking about the timing when Robert Dewey Powell was shot—5:30 a.m. There's something uns... ...Read More
    10/15/2023
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