FAYETTEVILLE, NC – Overnight on Sunday morning, at 12:56 am, officers with the Fayetteville Police Department responded to a reported shooting along the 5700 block of Weatherford Road.
Officers and medical personnel arrived on the scene and located one male who had been shot. He was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. His identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation by members of the Fayetteville Police Department’s Homicide Unit. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective T. Kiger (910) 705-6527 or submit an anonymous tip at fay-nccrimestoppers.org.
More North Carolina Headlines
- North Carolina issues statewide burn ban as wildfire risk rises
- Violent attack ends in crash as suspect flips car during getaway
- Woman slashed as suspect flips car trying to escape North Carolina scene
- Dog rescued in critical condition leads to animal cruelty arrest
- Deputy injured, suspect airlifted after 60-mile chase ends in Avery County standoff