Lumberton Coverage

Lumberton man wanted for murder

Chase Titus Locklear, 20, of Lumberton, is wanted for first-degree murder, discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle inflicting serious bodily injury, assault by pointing a gun and communicating threats.

WRAL staff

27-year-old killed in shooting at Lumberton apartment, man charged with murder

A 27-year-old man was shot early Friday morning at an apartment in Lumberton, and another man is charged with murder.

WRAL staff

51-year-old charged with murdering man who had protection order against suspect

Gene Grant Locklear, 51, has been charged with first-degree murder and violation of a domestic violence protection order while in possession of a deadly weapon.

WRAL staff

Lumberton man arrested for impersonating officer, serial armed robberies

According to the Lumberton Police Department, 49-year-old Bryant Layvon Hawthorne is under arrest and charged with multiple felonies, including armed robbery and impersonating and robbery with a dangerous weapon. Police say Hawthorne impersonated law enforcement and robbed multiple stores over three months.

WRAL staff

Lumberton High student suspended after officials find drugs and gun in car

A Lumberton High School student has been suspended after school officials found a handgun and drugs in his car on campus Thursday.

Six people hospitalized after shots fired through wall of Lumberton bar

As of Thursday morning, Lumberton police have not announced any people of interest or made any arrests.

WRAL Staff

17-year-old juvenile turns himself In for Lumberton shooting

One person is in custody Wednesday in connection with a shooting in Lumberton that caused two schools to be placed under lockdown.

WRAL Staff

Police investigate shooting at Lumberton High School football game

A football game at Lumberton Senior High School was canceled Friday night due to a shooting investigation.

1 charged in Lumberton High football game shooting; more arrests expected

A 17-year-old has been charged after shots were fired at the Lumberton Senior High School football game Friday night. Police did not identify the person.

WRAL Staff

Two teens charged with murder after man, woman found shot in car in Lumberton

Lumberton police arrested two teens Thursday for the murder and attempted murder of a man and woman who were found shot in their car Wednesday night.

Two men shot in Lumberton; police find 3rd victim shot to death at home

One person is dead and two others are in the hospital after a shooting in Lumberton on Sunday.

Medical Examiner identifies body found in Lumber River as man reported missing since March

A body discovered in the Lumber River last week has now been identified as a 25-year-old man who had been reported missing by his family in late March.

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Woman found dead inside car at Lumberton dealership

On Friday, Lumberton police found a dead woman inside a car at a local car dealership.

Body discovered in Lumber River in Robeson County

The Robeson County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body was discovered in the Lumber River.

Robeson Co. chase leads to woman's death

A Robeson County community is mourning the loss of a woman whose vehicle was hit head-on by someone being chased by Lumberton police Saturday.

Lumberton car chase leads to woman's death, driver's arrest

A Robeson County community is mourning the loss of a woman whose vehicle was hit head-on by someone being chased by Lumberton police Saturday.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Funeral home serving Lumberton community for decades converted to restaurant

Happenings on Elm is a restaurant in Lumberton that used to be a funeral home. Today, the building is as popular with the living as it was with the dead.

Construction commencing on Interstate 95 in Lumberton

In addition to widening the road, the bridge at Exit 19 is going to be replaced and NCDOT says they plan to lengthen those ramps so it will be easier for motorist to get on and off Interstate 95.

NCDOT widening Interstate 95 in Lumberton

In addition to widening the road, the bridge at Exit 19 is going to be replaced and NCDOT says they plan to lengthen those ramps so it will be easier for motorist to get on and off Interstate 95.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Officials: Relative accidentally gives backpack with gun inside to Lumberton kindergartner

The Public Schools of Robeson County provided new details on why a loaded gun was found inside a kindergarten student's book bag.

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'Someone knows what happened': FBI look for information in 2017 disappearance of Lumberton woman

The Charlotte Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations is looking for information on the 2017 disappearance of Abby Patterson from Lumberton.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Officials find loaded gun in student's bag at Lumberton high school

Police found a handgun in a student's bag while conducting a random search at Lumberton High School on Friday afternoon.

Lumberton emergency room patients could wait up to 12 hours due to swell of COVID-19 hospitalizations

UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton is at maximum capacity. Hospital administrators say they're seeing an increase in COVID-19 patients. We're told they're taking up hospital beds and creating a jam in the hospital's emergency room.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Consider looking elsewhere: COVID, other ailments have all beds full at hospital in Lumberton

All beds at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton are full, causing facility employees to ask patients not needing immediate emergency care to consider looking elsewhere.

Two people seriously injured after being shot in Lumberton Saturday

Both victims suffered serious injuries and were transported by ambulance to Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

Kevin Kuzminski, WRAL multiplatform producer