Antonio Jamal Brown, a 41-year-old Black / African American male from Raeford, North Carolina, was killed on Sunday night, March 29, 2026, in a double shooting in the Jackson Hamlet community near Pinehurst. The violence unfolded at a home in the 100 block of Gaines Street, near N.C. Highway 5, where deputies with the Moore County Sheriff’s Office were called after reports of shots fired around 9:00 to 9:30 p.m.
When they arrived, they found Brown and another man, 43-year-old Jamar Brooks Hailey of Aberdeen, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting left the small community shaken, with law enforcement maintaining a heavy presence in the area as investigators worked through the night. Police tape surrounded the scene, and officers were seen using K-9s in a nearby wooded area as they searched for answers. Early reports placed the victims either in the yard or on the front porch of the home, and authorities later confirmed that both men had been fatally shot.
Investigators said the shooting did not appear to be random. According to law enforcement, the person believed to be involved was known to the victims. Family members said Brown was killed outside his home, and people who knew him described him as someone who was trying to turn his life around. He was remembered as talented, family-oriented, and often smiling, with loved ones saying he cared deeply for his children and those close to him.
Authorities identified a person of interest in the case, but that individual had not been publicly named in the available reports. The Moore County Sheriff’s Office said the person of interest had not yet been located, and no arrest or formal charges had been announced in the immediate aftermath. One report stated that investigators believed the suspect ran from the scene after the shooting.
Autopsies were expected to be performed on both Brown and Hailey as part of the ongoing investigation. As of the available online reporting, the case remained active, with investigators continuing their work in the Jackson Hamlet community and no public confirmation of an arrest, trial, conviction, or named suspect.
