On Saturday, August 4, 2012, at 12:39 A.M. officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 338 Hamilton Street in response to fire/general alarm. When officers arrived they gained entry into the residence. Officers found Curtis Morton, 50, 338 Hamilton Street lying inside the residence. Morton was pronounced dead at the scene. Morton succumb to injuries sustained as a result of a gunshot wound. The investigation is being handled by the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $2,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individual(s) that may be involved in this matter. If you have information please call the Henderson Police Department at 252-431-6063 or Crime Stoppers at 252-492-3152.