Floyd Alexander Burnett Jr. was 39 when he was shot and killed on December 12, 2021, in a mobile home community along Tonya Loop near U.S. 401 Business east of Raeford, North Carolina. He was born October 18, 1982, in Panama City, Panama, and was the son of the late Sgt. Floyd Alexander Sr. and Linda Freshley-Burnett. His death was announced by Colvin Funeral Home in Fayetteville.

On the same day another man, Lexter McNeill, was also fatally shot and a third, unidentified man was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds. The Hoke County Sheriff’s Department identified 29-year-old Damien Kewane Taylor as the suspect; he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and was being held without bond. The motive for the shootings remained unclear and the investigation was ongoing.

If anyone knew Floyd, Lexter, or the circumstances that night, please share information that could help the investigation.