Travis Chandler Cummings, 37, of Red Springs, North Carolina, was shot on April 1, 2025, near Pearsall Road and Children’s Road and died of his wounds on April 5, 2025, at Duke University Hospital. The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire, and the Homicide Division is investigating with assistance from the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office.

Cummings was born December 18, 1987, to Ilra Rebecca Cummings and Samuel Cummings. His obituary at Boles Funeral Home notes survivors including his father, two sisters, multiple nieces and nephews, and extended family, and says his death has deeply affected the community.

No arrests have been reported. Does anyone with knowledge of activity around Pearsall Road and Children’s Road on April 1 have information that could help investigators?