LUMBERTON — A Fairmont man who was found recently badly beaten on N.C. 130 East has died.
Matthew Bullard, 27, died Wednesday. Law enforcement officers found Bullard about 4:40 p.m. on May 14. He had suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to an undisclosed hospital.
“The case is now a murder investigation,” Robeson County Sheriff Ken Sealey said Thursday. “He was assaulted, beaten pretty bad.”
“He was a nice guy and would give the shirt off his back to help anyone,” said Gennell Locklear, a longtime family friend. “The people involved knew Matthew well. It’s a shame. He will be missed dearly.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 910-671-3106.
