Two men, ages 38 and 43, were shot and killed in a double homicide near Franklinton early Saturday, and investigators still have not said whether any suspects have been identified. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office waited until Wednesday afternoon to release the victims' ages, days after first confirming the killings with scant detail.
According to CBS 17, the shooting was reported around 3:50 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Carver Street, just southeast of Franklinton. The station reports that Franklin County Sheriff's Office Capt. A.R. Roberts said the investigation is ongoing.
The sheriff's office had released few details since issuing its initial report, filed just before 10 a.m. Saturday, per a separate account from CBS17.com. That earlier report said deputies did not provide a location beyond describing it as the Franklinton area, though sources and nearby residents told the station the killings happened along Carver Street, just south of Franklinton.
Deputies Call It an Isolated Incident
As reported by WRAL, Sheriff Kevin White said authorities believe the incident was isolated. Deputies have asked anyone with information to contact the sheriff's department, and the earlier CBS17.com report noted that deputies urged residents to report suspicious activity, saying, “If you see something, say something.”
The station also noted that it had reached out to the sheriff's office for more information, including whether a suspect was being sought or was already in custody, but that detail was not part of Wednesday's update. Franklin County deputies did reveal more information about the weekend double homicide this week, but the core question of a possible suspect remains unresolved in the public record.
A Different Franklinton Case, Years Apart
Franklinton has seen a double homicide before. In a separate, earlier case, Franklinton police and Franklin County deputies responded to a double homicide at a home on Pine Street, according to a WRAL archive report. In that incident, Christian Webster, then 30, was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, with authorities holding him without bond at the Franklin County Detention Center. That case is unrelated to the shooting on Carver Street.
For now, the sheriff's office has confirmed only the victims' ages and that the probe continues, with Capt. Roberts's statement serving as the latest word on the case. As of Wednesday, October 14, four days had elapsed since the Saturday, October 10 shooting. CBS 17 says it will update the story when authorities release new details.
