A quiet Sunday night in Moore County’s Jackson Hamlet community ended in gunfire and grief when a 34-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home, family members said. Deputies arrived to find two men dead on the front porch, and investigators say a suspect took off from the scene. Relatives identified one of the victims as Antonio Brown, a father of three who, they say, had been working to turn his life around and is now at the center of his mother’s desperate plea for justice.
In its coverage of the killings, ABC11 reports that Moore County deputies were called to a house in the 100 block of Gaines Street in Jackson Hamlet, where they discovered two men dead on the home’s front porch. Investigators told the station they believe the men knew each other and that a suspect fled before law enforcement arrived. According to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office, a person of interest has been identified as detectives continue to collect evidence.
Mother Pleads For Justice
Brown’s mother described her son as a devoted dad who was trying to make changes in his life. “He loved his family. He loved his children, always smiling,” she told ABC11, adding that the loss has left the entire family shaken. “I hope justice is served,” she said, a simple sentence carrying the weight of a mother’s worst nightmare.
Investigation And Local Context
No charges have been announced, and authorities have not yet released the name of the second victim, according to the station. The deadly porch shooting in Jackson Hamlet follows another recent double homicide in Moore County’s Woodlake community in Vass, where deputies identified two victims and later arrested a suspect, as reported by the Sandhills Sentinel. Officials say they will share additional details in the Jackson Hamlet case as the investigation moves forward.
For now, investigators continue their work while Brown’s family mourns in private, asking for space to grieve as they wait for answers on who pulled the trigger and why.
