A little over a month after two Sampson County brothers were shot and killed in the parking lot of a Roseboro apartment complex, a suspect has been jailed in connection with their murders.
According to Sampson Sheriff’s reports, 24-year-old Elijah Tushawn Davis, of 229 Brantwood Court, Roseboro was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon and jailed without privilege of bond in connection with the Oct. 27 shooting at the apartments.
Among the laundry list of charges Davis is facing are two counts of murder in connection with the shooting deaths of Frederick Dixon, 46, of 401 N. Pine St., Roseboro, and Leo Dixon, 40, of 74 Pitchfork Lane, Salemburg.
Sheriff’s Capt. Marcus Smith said an ongoing investigation into the shootings led officers to Davis as a suspect.
“We were able to tie our investigation back to him, and officers obtained warrants based on the information we collected during our investigation,” Smith said Friday.
Sheriff’s officers, Smith said, had been unable to locate Davis since obtaining the warrants, so they contacted the U.S. Marshals Service earlier in the month for assistance.