Pinebluff man in custody following triple homicide investigation

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PINEBLUFF, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Pinebluff man is in custody in connection with a triple homicide investigation after three people were found dead in a home on Wednesday morning.

Moore County deputies discovered the bodies around 8 a.m. at a home in the 100 block of Ryder Cup Boulevard in Pinebluff.

Sheriff Ronnie Fields said Flock Safety cameras helped lead authorities to the suspect.

Drone 11 over the scene of where deputies discovered three people dead inside this home.
Drone 11 over the scene of where deputies discovered three people dead inside this home.

Evidence obtained through the Flock Safety camera network, along with other evidence, played a significant role in identifying Demetrius Louis Aggelis, 40, as a suspect, Fields said.

Aggelis was charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree burglary.

The names of the victims are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

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The sheriff's office did not immediately release details of how the victims died.

The case remains under active investigation. Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to please call the Moore County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division at (910) 947-2931. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call the Moore County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (910) 947-4444.

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