COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. – The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the murders of three family members.

  • Three people died after being shot in Columbus County Saturday morning.
  • It happened on Brittany Lane.
  • Police are looking for a silver 2011 Ford Fusion that was stolen from the scene. 

Deputies, along with rescue workers from Whiteville and the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Department, responded to a home on Brittany Lane around 7 a.m. Saturday where they found multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds.

 

The deceased are a 29-year-old father, a mother and their 5-year-old son.

The fourth person hurt was a 48-year-old aunt, who's in serious condition.

Part of the investigation is a silver 2011 Ford Fusion that was stolen from the scene. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus County Sheriff’s office.

A GoFundMe has been set up for the family.

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