Infant shot, man killed in Robeson County shooting, deputies say

Adam Benson
·1 min read

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A six-month-old was shot but faces non life-threatening injuries following a Friday afternoon incident that left a person dead, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies responded to Children’s Road in Red Springs just after 3 p.m. for a call that two people had been shot. They also were sent to Red Springs Police Department in reference to an infant that had been shot.

Once deputies got to the Children’s Road scene, they found 27-year-old Kyle Jones of Shannon dead and another 26-year-old person injured.

The victim and the infant were transported to area hospitals.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 671-3170.

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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12. See more of his work here.

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