NC NEWSLINE: NC father at center of US Senate ad says he was ‘swindled’ by GOP political operatives

https://ncnewsline.com/2026/08/31/nc-father-at-center-of-us-senate-ad-says-he-was-swindled-by-gop-political-operatives/

Hayes says he agreed to talk to the video crew about his son’s murder because he thought he would be featured in an  d against gun violence. But the ad is actually aimed at smearing the political record of former Gov. Roy Cooper, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.