Overdose call leads to double homicide investigation in Cumberland County: Sheriff

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Monday, August 7, 2023
Overdose call leads to a death investigation in Cumberland Co.
Cumberland County deputies responded to a call about an overdose and found two people dead from gunshots.

WADE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Deputies with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are conducting a double homicide investigation after responding to an overdose Saturday night.

The investigation started when officers were dispatched, around 9:52 p.m., to a 911 call about an overdose in the 5600 block of Sambo Jackson Road in Wade. Deputies arrived on the scene and instead found two adults dead from gunshot wounds, a news release states.

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Police identified Brian Carter Vann, 48, and Jennifer Vann, 48, as the two people that died.

If you have information regarding the case, please call Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Homicide Detective Sergeant R. Brinkley at (910) 677-5463 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).