Harnett County man accused of murdering ex-girlfriend after claiming she shot herself: Deputies

LILLINGTON, N.C. (WNCN) — A Harnett County man was arrested Thursday in the deadly shooting of his former girlfriend, deputies said.

According to the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old Rodney Jermaine Pipkin of Lillington called 911 just after 6 p.m. to report his former girlfriend had shot herself at his home on Amrie Lane. When deputies arrived, they found 42-year-old Erica Victoria McNeill dead in her vehicle from a gunshot wound.

Deputies said they determined Pipkin was responsible for the shooting and arrested him the same day. He is charged with second-degree murder…

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