Robert Page
Introduction
Robert Page, a 52-year-old convicted felon from Cumberland County, North Carolina, was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 22, 2026 for a morning of violence in Fayetteville on August 30, 2026 — a domestic shooting followed by two armed carjackings in which he shot a woman through the arm and into her chest and shot another at point-blank range to steal her car keys. The indictment charges attempted carjacking, carjacking, discharging a gun in furtherance of a carjacking, and possessing a gun as a convicted felon .
Background Information
Per the indictment’s account, Page was already barred from possessing firearms by a prior felony conviction when the August 30 events began. That morning, the release states, Page took part in a domestic shooting in Cumberland County before turning a handgun on strangers in traffic — the felon-in-possession count resting on his possession of a gun on August 30, 2026, the same day as the shootings .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Charged, not convicted.
The indictment alleges Page tried to steal a Toyota 4Runner from two victims sitting at a Hardee’s drive-thru while intending to kill or seriously injure them. During the attempt, he pulled out a handgun and shot one of the victims as she sat inside the vehicle — the bullet passed through her arm and into her chest. Page fled to a nearby parking lot, where, per the charging document, he carjacked another victim by shooting her at point-blank range and taking the keys to her Chevrolet Malibu. All three victims survived being shot at close range, an outcome the release attributes to the grace of God .
Law enforcement located Page driving a Ford Focus in Fayetteville and pulled him over. Page exited the car and surrendered, leaving a handgun on the driver’s seat. The indictment, returned September 22, 2026, also alleges he stole the Chevrolet Malibu from a third victim that same day, again acting with intent to kill or seriously injure; that victim suffered serious bodily injury as well .
The exposure is substantial if convicted: up to 25 years in prison for each of the carjacking counts, a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life for firing a gun during the Malibu carjacking, and up to 15 years for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon .
Public Reaction and Consequences
Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement. The ATF is investigating the case. The release itself carries the governing caution — an indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty — and Page, facing federal charges but not yet a trial, has offered no public statement on the record in the release .
Current Status
Page stands indicted on four federal counts with related court documents filed under Case No. 5:26-CR-194-FL-RJ in the Eastern District of North Carolina. No trial date appears in the announcement, and no state-court disposition of the underlying Cumberland County domestic shooting is recorded in the release .
Impact on Their Career/Life
At 52, Page’s alleged morning — a domestic shooting, two carjackings, three gunshot victims — is now a federal indictment carrying a combined exposure that ranges from decades to a mandatory-life-adjacent stretch if the 10-year gun count stacks as prosecutors charge it. The release preserves the sequence that will define the case: a handgun left on a driver’s seat at surrender, and three victims who survived being shot at close range in the space of a single morning .
Sources
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, “Prior Felon Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Carjacking and Illegal Gun Possession After Shooting Three Victims in Fayetteville,” October 28, 2026 — source