RAEFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — Authorities in Hoke County are making a plea for information in the killing of a teenager at a birthday party 11 years ago.
DeAndre Ricketts, 16, was a junior at Hoke County High School, according to the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office.
DeAndre, who went by the nickname “Papa,” was killed at a party in the 800 block of South Bethel Road early in the morning of Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, officials said.
Gunfire broke out around 2 p.m. at the party, which was just southwest of Raeford and a few blocks from Hoke County High School.
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“More than 100 young people were at the party,” Hoke County Sheriff Roderick Virgil said in a news release.
Gunshots were fired from at least five different firearms during the party.
No one else was injured in the shooting.
In mid-2017, a $20,000 reward was offered in the case just as deputies said they were following “new leads” in the investigation.