HAMLET — Police are investigating an early morning homicide over the weekend at a local gas station.
According to the Hamlet Police Department, 55-year-old Ricky Neal Baker, of Rockingham, got into an argument with another man at the Speedway gas station around 3 a.m. Nov. 7.
Investigators say the argument moved outside and gunshots were exchanged between Baker and the other man.
Baker was shot and pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident is still under investigation and police have a person of interest in the case.
Police are also investigating a shooting the previous week near the intersection of Bridges and Spear streets.
Investigators say three men were walking down the road when a vehicle drove by, turned around, came back and opened fire. The men who were walking returned fire and two were injured. Police say they were released from the hospital a few days later.
Anyone with information on either shooting is encouraged to call the Hamlet Police Department at 910-582-2551 or Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 910-997-5454.
