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St. Pauls: Two men shot on Clark Street while waiting for a ride, chief says

WPDE and WBTW both quote Chief Michael Owens on a 12:30 a.m. Tuesday shooting. Hospital details differ. No written department page is posted.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Triangle Local Staff · Published

What we know

Confirmed

  • Two men were shot around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, on Clark Street in St. Pauls while waiting for a ride, according to Police Chief Michael Owens as reported by WPDE and, independently, by WBTW.Confirmed by St. Pauls Police Chief Michael Owens, via WPDE and WBTW
  • Both stations wrote that the men left and went to a nearby home, where someone called 911. WBTW identified that caller as the homeowner.Confirmed by WPDE; WBTW
  • WBTW, writing later Tuesday, said the shooting remains under investigation and that the men's conditions were not immediately available.Confirmed by WBTW only
  • WPDE, in a page updated at 3:32 p.m. Tuesday, placed the shooting at a ballpark off Clark Street, wrote that a car approached and someone inside opened fire, said one person was airlifted and later released, and said the other remained in a hospital and was expected to recover. It also wrote that no one had been arrested.Confirmed by WPDE only, citing Chief Michael Owens
  • WPDE listed a tip line at 910-865-8477 and the department at 910-865-5155. WBTW did not print those numbers.Confirmed by WPDE only
  • The town's police page names Michael W. Owens as chief. It does not post a written account of this shooting. The town lists 210 W. Blue Street, St. Pauls, NC 28384.Confirmed by Town of St. Pauls Police Department page, fetched Oct. 27, 2026
  • WBTW's dateline printed "ST. PAULS, S.C." St. Pauls is in Robeson County, North Carolina. We are not using that state line.Confirmed by WBTW dateline; Town of St. Pauls

Alleged or reported

  • Someone in a car that pulled up opened fire on the two men at a ballpark off Clark Street.Chief Michael Owens, as reported only by WPDE

Still unknown

  • The names and ages of the two men
  • How badly each man is hurt. WPDE and WBTW do not match on that point
  • Whether anyone has been identified, arrested, or charged
  • A written department release we can read ourselves

What this means for you

Public safety
No suspect has been named in the accounts we read. Do not approach anyone you think is involved. This story is not an official or emergency notice. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Instructions from St. Pauls Police Chief Michael Owens, via WPDE; Town of St. Pauls police page

This site is not the St. Pauls Police Department. WPDE listed tips at 910-865-8477 or 910-865-5155. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What happened

In St. Pauls, Police Chief Michael Owens said two men were shot around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Clark Street while they waited for a ride.

WPDE and WBTW each quoted him on that time, street, and wait. Both wrote that the men then went to a nearby house and that 911 was called from there. WBTW named the homeowner as the caller.

The town's police page lists Michael W. Owens as chief and gives 210 W. Blue Street. It does not carry a written notice of this case. WBTW's dateline said South Carolina. The town is in Robeson County, North Carolina.

WBTW, posted later Tuesday, said the inquiry was still open and that the men's conditions were not yet listed. WPDE, updated at 3:32 p.m., placed the scene at a ballpark off that street, wrote that a car came up and someone inside fired, said one man was flown out and later sent home, and said the other was still in a hospital and expected to recover. It also wrote that no one was in custody. Those extra lines are WPDE's.

WPDE printed 910-865-8477 and 910-865-5155 for tips. WBTW did not.

This site is not the department. If anyone is in danger, call 911.

What we don't know yet

The two men have not been named. The two television pages do not agree on how badly they are hurt. We have not read a department memo of our own.

Photos

Text-only. No town or station photos are used here.

Why it matters

An early-morning shooting in St. Pauls left two men wounded. Residents need what the chief has said on the record, where the two television accounts agree, and what is still unconfirmed.

Updates

  1. Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 PM

    WPDE and WBTW both quote Chief Michael Owens on a 12:30 a.m. Tuesday shooting on Clark Street. The two pages disagree on the men's conditions. The town police page has no written release.

Sources

  1. 2 shot while waiting for ride at Robeson Co. ballpark, police chief says (WPDE / ABC 15, Tonya Brown, posted Oct. 27, 2026, 2:11 p.m., updated 3:32 p.m.: Chief Michael Owens; about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday; ballpark off Clark Street; car approached and someone inside opened fire; victims went to a home where someone called 911; one airlifted and later released; the other hospitalized and expected to recover; no arrests; tip line 910-865-8477; department 910-865-5155. Text-only; no WPDE photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by St. Pauls Police Department, via WPDE · Checked Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 PM

  2. 2 men shot while waiting for ride in St. Pauls, police say (WBTW, Kyle St. Clair, fetched Oct. 27, 2026: Chief Michael Owens; about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Clark Street; men went to a nearby home; homeowner called 911; conditions not immediately available; still under investigation. Dateline printed S.C., which we are not using. Text-only; no WBTW photos used.)

    Published by WBTW · Checked Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 PM

  3. Town of St. Pauls Police Department page (fetched Oct. 27, 2026: Chief Michael W. Owens; 210 W. Blue Street, St. Pauls, NC 28384). No written Clark Street shooting release was posted on this public page.

    Official sourcePublished by Town of St. Pauls Police Department · Checked Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 PM

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