One man has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection to Wednesday’s shooting death in Bladenboro, according to Bladenboro Police Chief Chris Hunt.
According to Bladen County Jail records, Henry Spivey, 39, is facing charges of first degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling/moving vehicle, and attempted first degree murder.
Chief Hunt said that on Wednesday afternoon, an argument erupted between a man who was at a residence on Lewis Street and Spivey.
“We received information that Mr. (Henry) Spivey had been at the residence,” said Chief Hunt. He added that law enforcement was able to get a vehicle description and the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and Highway Patrol were able to get the vehicle stopped on Butler Mill Road.
Chief Hunt said officers were able to confirm Spivey’s identity and he was taken to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office where he was interviewed.
Chief Hunt identified the shooting victim who was killed as Deanna McGirt, 30, of Pembroke. Chief Hunt confirmed two other individuals were wounded in the incident. Chief Hunt said a second shooting victim, whose identity is not currently being released, was airlifted to the hospital and a third gunshot victim, whose identity is also being withheld at this time, was treated at Bladen County Hospital for a gunshot wound to the hand and released.
The incident remains under investigation at this time and the State Bureau of Investigation is assisting.
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