{"id":580500,"date":"2026-04-12T22:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/580500\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:12:23","slug":"search-underway-for-man-accused-of-breaking-into-eden-home-stealing-shotgun-rockingham-county-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/580500\/","title":{"rendered":"Search underway for man accused of breaking into Eden home, stealing shotgun, Rockingham County sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDEN, N.C. (WGHP) \u2014 A search is underway for a man accused of breaking into a home and stealing a shotgun on Sunday, according to the Rockingham County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

At around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the RCSO responded to a home break-in call in a subdivision off of Harrington Highway near Yount Road.<\/p>\n

A homeowner said after taking care of her horses at a nearby barn, she returned home and found a man standing in front of the residence holding a shotgun, which was reportedly stolen from the home.<\/p>\n

The suspect is a white man, approximately six feet tall and weighs around 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a light blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a ball cap.<\/p>\n

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Rockingham County theft suspect (Rockingham County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n

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Rockingham County theft suspect (Rockingham County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n

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Rockingham County theft suspect (Rockingham County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n

Man shot, killed on Indiana Avenue in Winston-Salem, police say <\/a><\/p>\n

The sweatshirt and ball cap have since been recovered. According to witnesses in the area, the suspect is now wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. They are armed with a long gun-type of firearm, believed to be a shotgun stolen from the victim\u2019s residence.<\/p>\n

The RCSO set up a perimeter in the air and began a canine search with assistance from the Eden Police Department and the Reidsville Police Department canine units. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is also assisting.<\/p>\n

If anyone in the areas previously mentioned sees a subject matching this description, contact 911 or the Rockingham County Sheriff\u2019s Office at 336-634-3238<\/p>\n

There is no further information at this time.<\/p>\n

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