Stephon Harris was 29 when he was found dead from a gunshot wound on February 5, 2023, in the 200 block of Gatlin Farm Road, about four miles northeast of Raeford, North Carolina. Deputies from the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office discovered him unresponsive and emergency medical services confirmed his death at the scene. The Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation opened a homicide inquiry.

Two people were arrested on February 7, 2023: Jamarie Andrew Hernandez and Selemia Jasniqua-Shena Love, each charged with murder and held in the Hoke County Jail without bond. Harris is remembered by family and friends as a father to several children; a celebration of his life took place February 12, 2023, at the Pauline T. Buie Chapel in Raeford. If anyone has information about what happened that night, contact Detective Chavis at the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office.