Carlos Emanuel Thurman Gillis, a 38-year-old African American man from Hope Mills, North Carolina, was shot and killed on September 18, 2021, at about 1:13 a.m. near the corner of US 301 South and McDonald Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to a hospital; a third person described as an involved party was located near the Robeson County line.

Authorities said the shooting was not believed to be random. Emanuel Antonio Patterson, 30, of Fayetteville was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, felony conspiracy, and robbery with a dangerous weapon; he faced additional pending charges for incidents in August 2021 and was being held without bail. A second man, Prentice Oran McMillan, 42, of Fayetteville, turned himself in on October 10, 2021, and was charged with the same counts; he was held without bond.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.