LUMBERTON — A birthday party for a St. Pauls man took a tragic turn when a woman was shot and later died from the injury, the Robeson County Sheriff's Office said.

It happened about 10:20 p.m. Sunday at the home of Eric Oldfield, 26, of the 500 block of East McRainey Road in St. Pauls, said Lt. Damien McLean of the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.

Oldfield was hosting his own birthday party, McLean said Tuesday.

Ingrid Odom, 43, drove her daughter, Sarah Posey, 21, to the party so she could pick up her child, according to McLean. The women lived on the 100 block of Delwood Court in Raeford as did Posey's boyfriend, Carter Molchan, 25, who brought the child with him to the party, McLean said.

Molchan and Posey began arguing and Oldfield fired a shot, hitting Posey in the back, McLean said.

As Odom came around the house, McLean said, Oldfield shot her. Odom was taken to Southeastern Regional Medical Center, where she died Monday. Posey was treated at the scene for her injury, McLean said.

Alcohol and drug use were factors in the shootings, he said.

Oldfield is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail in the Robeson County Detention Center.

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