Man, woman found dead inside house during welfare check in Hoke County

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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RAEFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- Hoke County deputies are conducting a death investigation after finding two dead inside a house Sunday evening.

The sheriff's office said it responded for a well-being check just after 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the house on Quigley Court in Raeford,

Responding officers said the door was open when they arrived and when they walked in, they found a man dead on the floor. As they went further inside the home, they found a woman dead.

The identities of the two people have not been released.

Anyone with further information on this case is asked to please contact Detective Jones at (910) 875-5111.

Saturday shooting

In a separate incident, on Saturday, deputies responded around 10:30 p.m. to the 4000-block of Laurinburg Road in Raeford for a shooting call.

They found a man with a single gunshot wound to the arm. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital and was described as stable.

A suspect was taken into custody at the scene, but was later released pending further investigation.

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