{"id":6365,"date":"2026-07-18T19:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6365"},"modified":"2026-07-18T19:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:05:01","slug":"nc-sbi-details-raids-after-17-linked-shootings-in-sampson-duplin-counties-over-months-many-gang-related","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6365","title":{"rendered":"NC SBI details raids after 17 linked shootings in Sampson, Duplin counties over months, many gang related"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The above video is from WNCT from Tuesday, July 14, and focuses more on Duplin County.<\/em><\/p>

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CLINTON, N.C. (WNCN\/WNCT) \u2014 State authorities said this week they are assisting agencies in Sampson and Duplin counties after 17 connected shootings \u2014 many linked to gangs \u2014 have killed at least one person and injured several over the last few months.<\/p>\n

In early June, the Sampson County Sheriff\u2019s Office said that a county and federal reward was increased to $7,500 in the then 11 shootings that were possibly gang-related.<\/p>\n

State authorities said Thursday that juveniles were suspects in many of the shootings, several of which were into occupied homes. Four raids have led to at least 10 guns seized, including seven rifles.<\/p>\n

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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that their agents, deputies and police agencies have made four raids since May 21, seizing many guns, ammunition, and cellphones. (NC SBI Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The shootings included the killing of a grandmother, Annie Jane Faison, 59, an innocent bystander gunned down on May 20 near Turkey in Sampson County, deputies said. About 100 shell casings were found nearby.<\/p>\n

The most recent shootings in Sampson County involved three people hit on June 28 by gunfire that stretched from a house party along Faison Highway into the parking lot of a Dollar General, deputies said.<\/p>\n

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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that their agents, deputies and police agencies have made four raids since May 21, seizing many guns, ammunition, and cellphones. (NC SBI photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three victims, who had all attended the large house party, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the triple shooting in the 9200 block of Faison Highway, according to deputies.<\/p>

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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that its agents, deputies and police agencies have made four raids since May 21, seizing many guns, ammunition, and cellphones.<\/p>\n

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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said Thursday that their agents, deputies and police agencies have made four raids since May 21, seizing many guns, ammunition, and cellphones. (NC SBI Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cInvestigators have identified several suspects \u2014 some of them juveniles \u2014 and expect more charges as the investigations continue,\u201d the SBI said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Below is the list of recent raids and seizures, according to the NCSBI:<\/p>\n