Log in to WRAL.com with one click using your favorite social network:
OR
Log in using your WRAL.com account:



Wrong email/password combination.

Forgot password?

Register with WRAL.com using your favorite social network:
OR
Register for a WRAL.com account using our web form.

4:03 a.m. • 5-21-13

Weather Forecast for Raleigh

  • Today: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 82° F
  • Wed: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 84° F
  • Thu: Thunderstorm.
    • Hi: 82° F

Other Locations

> 7 Day Forecast

Doppler Image

Published: 2009-07-02 15:53:00
Updated: 2009-07-02 16:24:31

Man sought for questioning in double homicide


Mario Jacquez Boykin (left) and Reginald Walter Watford (right) - suspect, person of interest in Watauga Manor Apartments double homicide
Mario Jacquez Boykin (left) and Reginald Walter Watford (right) - suspect, person of interest in Watauga Manor Apartments double homicide
print friendly

Fayetteville police asked for the public's help Thursday in finding a man they want talk to about the June 23 double homicide at Watauga Manor Apartments.

Investigators named Reginald Walter Watford, 20, of 1603 Morehead Avenue, as a person of interest in the shooting deaths of Joe "Hawk" Hawkins and his 26-year-old son, Alexis Hawkins.

The man suspected in their death, Mario Jacquez Boykin, 20, also remains at large. Boykin is also charged with armed robbery, burglary and conspiracy in the case.

Police described Boykin as a black man, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds. He might be in a blue Chevrolet Tahoe and in the company of other individuals associated with this crime. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Watford or Boykin should call Fayetteville homicide detectives at 910-433-1856 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 910-483-8477.

Boykins served six months in prison after convictions on three counts of common-law robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon in 2007, according to state Department of Correction records.


1 Comment


WRAL.com welcomes your comments on this story. All comments are moderated prior to publication based on our posting guidelines. Please review them prior to posting and if your message is not approved.

View Comments 1 COMMENTS

This story is closed for comments. Comments on WRAL.com news stories are accepted and moderated between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Latest Comments
Just another example ....give them a slap on the wrist for one thing they did and let them go and the next thing they do just gets bigger... Take these idiots off the street

View Comments 1 COMMENTS