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Castle Hayne Road shooting leaves one man dead

New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office was called to Castle Hayne Road after a 24-year-old male was shot just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 26. The incident took place at 1930 Castle Hayne Rd. (Courtesy photo)

WILMINGTON — A death investigation is underway after an early-morning shooting left one man deceased.

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene after a 24-year-old male was shot just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 26. The incident took place at 1930 Castle Hayne Rd.

Few details have been released. However, the male has been identified as Larry Brown, who was rushed to Novant’s New Hanover Regional Medical Center where he perished.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should contact the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at 910-798-4162 or click here.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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