Man accused of killing mother of 6 in Lumberton road rage shooting denied bond

Thursday, April 15, 2021
LUMBERTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- The man accused of murdering a mother of six in a road rage shooting appeared in court Thursday.

Dejywan Floyd, 29, is the man investigators said opened fire while driving down Interstate 95 in Lumberton on March 25.
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That shooting claimed the life of Julie Eberly. She was in the passenger seat of a vehicle, riding with her husband to the beach to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

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Floyd is charged with first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied property. He will use a court-appointed attorney to represent him in the case.

Floyd requested the court issue him a bond, so he could leave jail. The judge denied Floyd's request.
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