Suspects in killing aren't talking

Two men remain in the Craven County jail without bail following a fatal shooting in Havelock, but investigators have little information about what happened because the suspects aren't talking.

Moises H. Rodriguez, 22, and Gary Lamont Hayes, 24, both of Havelock, are charged with first-degree murder following the death of Odell Foster Jr., 29, of Harlowe.

The shooting occurred near the Bayside Restaurant on Havelock's Main Street around 3 a.m. Saturday. Police heard gunshots in the parking lot, saw two cars speeding away and ultimately arrested Rodriguez and Hayes on Pineview Road, according to a release from the city.

Foster's friends had put him in the second car and were rushing him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

That's what investigators knew as of Sunday night.

"We're kind of stuck," said Diane Miller, spokeswoman for the city. "They (Rodriguez and Hayes) both asked for lawyers and we didn't get to question them and they didn't make a statement before they asked for lawyers."

The State Bureau of Investigation is working with Havelock police on the case.

Foster was convicted of manslaughter in 2000 and served time in the Carteret Correctional Center, according to the N.C. Department of Correction. He was later paroled, according to the state Department of Correction's Web site.

Miller said police have made no connections between that conviction and Saturday's shooting.

"We haven't really made any connections about anything," she said. "We're still looking for relationships - anything. We have three men - and one of them is dead. And the other two aren't saying anything right now."

Rodriguez and Hayes are expected to make their first appearances in court today in New Bern.