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On Saturday around 10 p.m., deputies responded with EMS to the 2300 block of Trinity Church Road.
The sheriff's office said a body was found inside the home and evidence present warranted a homicide investigation.
On Monday, authorities identified the victim as Barbara Anne Smith, 55.
The Sampson County Sheriff's Office and the NC State Bureau of Investigation have identified a person of interest in the case.
The Sheriff's Office said Smith had "multiple trauma wounds consistent with a homicide," but the cause of death is still pending a forensic medical exam.