"Repeat Offender Shoots 2 Robeson Deputies During Warrant Service, Escapes in Stolen Patrol Car"

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"Repeat Offender Shoots 2 Robeson Deputies During Warrant Service, Escapes in Stolen Patrol Car"
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Two Robeson County deputies were shot and injured while serving a warrant to a murder suspect, Shawn Tobin Locklear Jr., who was out on bond. Locklear, who had cut off his ankle monitor, engaged in a shootout with the deputies and then stole a patrol car, running over one of the deputies in the process. Locklear was shot multiple times and is in critical condition, while the deputies underwent emergency surgery. The incident highlights the surge in violence in Robeson County, which has seen a record number of murders this year.

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