Columbus County Sheriff’s Office investigating weekend homicide

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A 35-year-old man’s death is being investigated as a homicide in Columbus County.

According to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, , shortly after 5:00 a.m. on Sunday,deputies responded to Riegelwood in reference to a gunshot wound.

That’s where deputies met Rickey Ricardo Heckstall, 35, where he had been taken by a personal vehicle. A rescue squad then took him to the hospital.

The incident reportedly happened at Lizzie’s Drive in Bolton.

The sheriff’s office is waiting on autopsy results to determine the cause of death. The investigation is being handled as a homicide.

At this time, no arrests have been made.