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2 killed in separate weekend shootings
by Amy Banton, Staff Writer
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LUMBERTON —Two men were killed in separate shootings over the weekend, and a third person was injured.

Gilbert Hunt, 26, of 331 Birch Road, was found dead at 3:12 p.m. from a gunshot wound outside of a car wash at 1612 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to a police report. Brandon Hunt, 18, of Alamac Road, suffered gunshot wounds to his shoulder. He was treated and released at Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

Lumberton police Lt. Johnny Barnes was unsure if the men are related. He said that the shooting may have been during a robbery attempt.

Brandon Hunt told police that he and Gilbert Hunt were at the car wash when two armed men approached them. Both were found on the ground outside of the car wash by police who were responding to a call regarding a shooting.

Police say the investigation is ongoing and they have no suspects at this time.

In the separate incident, 29-year-old Charles Lewis of Victoria Drive, St. Pauls, was killed on Saturday from a gunshot wound to the back of his head, according to a sheriff’s report.

According to the report, deputies responding to a call at 12:25 a.m. regarding a shooting on Sansbury Drive in Parkton saw someone in a 2004 Chevrolet Envoy flashing its lights while on Davis Bridge Road. The driver and a passenger of the vehicle directed the deputies to Lewis, who was in the back seat of the Envoy, dead from a gunshot wound, according to the report.

Additional details were not available.

No arrests have been made, but deputies do have a person of interest after a unnamed witness spoke to investigators, according to the report.
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comments (17)
« runningwolf wrote on Tuesday, Jan 05 at 02:30 PM »
well to answer your question first of all the men who robbed me knew me he has shot three different people went to court on two and he's still walking the streets. i have three kids who live in my home with me. with that being said, dont you judge me with your morals or the way you "think" until youve dealt with the barrel of a gun in your face by a man you know will shoot you i think you should really stick to the issue at hand!
« BobbieHunt wrote on Monday, Jan 04 at 08:46 AM »
I agree that race has nothing to do with this!!!! But facts have been given on the shooters race!!! My cousin has now been layed to rest and we now have people coming forward with proof of the incident!!!! Hopefully an arrest will be made soon!! For those of you, who have prayed for my family, thank you & continue to remembers us in your prayers!!!

BJ
« shiprince wrote on Sunday, Jan 03 at 08:13 PM »
To daveD! The police have yet 2 say what race the culprits r in this car wash shooting. U refered 2 young black men as acting like animals thats appauling!!! Due 2 the fact that there r more people killing each other outside lumberton city limits than within. So if your animal theory is correct that means Robeson County is a animal haven
« shiprince wrote on Sunday, Jan 03 at 07:54 PM »
To runningwolf!! U had a chance 2 take your bite out of crime after u got robbed and didn't!! That means that u let a criminal go free!!! So what r u complaining about!!?? My question 2 u runningwolf is how do u sleep at nite knowing that u have set others up 2 b victims like u were!!??
« shiprince wrote on Sunday, Jan 03 at 06:47 PM »
It appears that several comments posted here have subliminal racial overtones/undertones in regards 2 the southside/41/fairmont rd aka Martin Luther King Dr. I read the robesonian daily and 4 the record most of the people that r arrested and posted in the paper have country addresses how would u explain that? to Runningwolf maybe you should feel a little guilty about these southside crimes because u had your chance 2 take your bite out of crime when u got robbed but u chose 2 b quiet 2 the police so u gave those guys a chance 2 do it again hopefully the guy/guys that robbed u r not the same guy/guys that killed Mr Hunt how would u feel about that?? This is not a racial issue!! Its a youth/people/county issue.
« viewer wrote on Saturday, Jan 02 at 09:44 AM »
My heart goes out to Lois and Nathan, Frank and I will keep the family in our Prayer's.To all the people who posted comments about race, that has nothing to do with crime.Ignorance is bliss,animals will be animals,and whoever did this is surely one.Go get a job get off the streets and leave hard working people alone.
« BobbieHunt wrote on Thursday, Dec 31 at 11:06 AM »
For the record, Gilbert "Dee" Hunt was Native American and so was Brandon Hunt (they are not related)!!!!! South Lumberton has been know for more violence than any other community!! But their are elders and Christians who also live in that area who fear for their own lives!!! We the family have been told that it was a set up (no proof as today) and we know that Dereck was afraid to hang out in that neighborhood, but he was reassured by a so called friend that everything would be ok!!! My cousin is the 4th innocent person to be murdered in South Lumberton for no reason at all this year!!!!!!!! Countless citizens of Robeson County are afraid to even travel Martin Luther King Drive because on ever corner there are drug dealers and gangs hanging out day in and day out!!!! The citizens of that community recently had a "Stop The Violence March," never heard of that in any other community!!!!!! All that matters is, an innocent life was taken from a family who loved him with all their heart and hopefully once an arrest is made it will give us some closure!!!! In closing, I ask that the community remember us in your prayers!!!!

RIP Dereck......... Your Cousin, BJ
« runningwolf wrote on Wednesday, Dec 30 at 05:05 PM »
maybe if our "police" were more concerned with really putting criminals away instead of setting road blocks to hand out traffic tickets this wouldn't happen so much,i was robbed in the same fashion in the same area by two "men" i bet i know who did this. i didn't bother telling the police i had gotten robbed because the way this town works the two guys would have known the who what where and why right about the time they were given bond so my family could get killed.
« tellingitlikeitis wrote on Wednesday, Dec 30 at 12:39 PM »
To: Robesonative,

Don't you or anyone else on this post get caught up in stereotyping all of South Lumberton by random acts of violence by a few. These acts of violence occur throughout our county and are perpertrated by all races of people. Just like in most communities you have those who recieve government assistance and agree there are some of those who don't deserve it, but there are also hardworking Christian people who live in South Lumberton.
« lilmiss123 wrote on Wednesday, Dec 30 at 12:01 PM »
Yea how u figer that they was black?just b/c it happened on martin luther kings dr,well they wasnt they was indians who got killed.
« GladToHearIt wrote on Wednesday, Dec 30 at 09:46 AM »
To Running Wolf:

"Touche" All races seem to be committing genocide...
« thejuice wrote on Wednesday, Dec 30 at 12:37 AM »
sad
« runningwolf wrote on Tuesday, Dec 29 at 11:04 PM »
who said they were black?
« Robesonative wrote on Tuesday, Dec 29 at 08:33 PM »
You should not be afraid to walk down any street, nor should you be afraid to lie down in bed and wonder if you will be shot in your sleep.

Until the community stops making excuses for these people who act worse than animals, things will not change. All the free housing, the free food, the near-free education, everything-handed-to-you-world-owes-me mindset will not improve the situation until these people make up their minds to do better, to stay away from drugs and alcohol, and stop killing each other.
« DaveD wrote on Tuesday, Dec 29 at 08:20 PM »
The Police can only do so much. These "young black men" need to stop acting like vicious animals and have a little respect for the gift of life.
« mcrae.april@gmail.com wrote on Tuesday, Dec 29 at 07:09 PM »
This is so sad!
« Titia9 wrote on Tuesday, Dec 29 at 05:33 PM »
When will something be done in Lumberton when all of the young black men are killed or in jail for life? The police dept. can not handle this situation;CALL THE FBI to clean it up and get rid of the bad apples. You should not be afraid to walk the streets of Martin Luther King Dr.
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